Yawgoo Pond Trail

Last year I had endeavored to hike all the trails with the South Kingstown Land Trust with my preschooler. We did hit one fabulous trail last summer, but I neglected to blog about it. Once I find those pics, I will definitely post and share.

In the meantime, this was our excursion earlier this week to the Yawgoo Pond Trail on Beaver Pond Road (off Rt. 2). The entrance has a new fenced in area, the trails are very well maintained, and there is minimal parking on the side of the road. This is residential, so be mindful.

We decided to go in a clockwise direction on the trail in order to see the pond quicker.

The initial part of the hike goes through a mountain laurel grove. The path is narrow, has roots, and is hilly, so lots of ups and downs.

This was MB's favorite part of the hike.

The trail ends at a very wide road that abuts another property. Watch the signs and be weary of trespassing. All the trails are clearly blazed blue and have occasional SKLT signs.

You will quickly come up to Mud Brook with a newly constructed Eagle Scout bridge. Be weary of mosquitoes!

The trail is very flat from this point through the loop.

This was the only tricky part of the hike. There was some standing water blocking the the offshoot of the hike where you can get an unobstructed view of Yawgoo Pond at Chickasheen Brook. It was easy enough to walk around on another log.

When you come to this tree on the off-shoot to view the pond, this will be as far as you can go.

However, it's well worth it. Very serene area.

Head back to the main trail, and you can make your way around the rest of the property.

The white pines are huge and plentiful. You will round out your hike going through a nursery of thousands of them and a historical cemetery of the Wells family. It's really quite beautiful.

All in all, this was a very tame hike. It is not stroller accessible, but is very easy to traverse with toddlers and the younger set.   You will loop back to the Mud Brook and back through the mountain laurel grove back to the parking area.



Grand total it took us just about an hour to blaze the 1.25 mile loop with a 4yo in tow and stopping frequently to explore things.

I really felt alive on this hike. The woods rejuvenate me. The second I hit the soft, pine needle carpet and smelled the air, the adrenaline started pumping.  Tailgating with some pb&j's once we were finished rounded off a very nice morning.

Until the next!
– TYG