Dawley Farm – Warwick
- Dawley Farm
- Cowesett Road, Warwick, RI
- Trailhead: 41°41’8.09″N, 71°29’6.65″W
- Last Time Hiked: November 9, 2020
- Approximate distance hiked: 1.7 miles
- Fairly easy, steady uphill climb.
Dawley Farm is one of those places people drive by all the time and not even realize it is there. It is a City of Warwick owned, hidden gem of a property with a ton of potential. There is no parking lot for this hike. Parking is extremely limited along the side of the road. There is just enough room (off road) to park a car at pole 87 just at the entrance. Please do not block the entrance in case of an emergency. After parking you will see two wooden posts that once served as part of a gate. From here follow the cart path into the property. This path winds down into a valley of boulders and then crosses a stream (the Maskerchugg River). At the first trail split stay to the right. The other side of the wall is private property. This is where you will start you long steady up hill climb. At the next trail split continue straight ahead ignoring the trail to the right. Soon you will cross another small stream. Continuing ahead another trail comes in from the left. For this hike continue ahead. The grade starts to increase as the trail starts turning to the southwest into the heart of the property. You will notice towering oaks mixed with an occasional birch along the way. As the trail flattens near the top of the hill you will go through a grove of hemlock mixed in with other varieties of pine. From here the trail slightly descends, (loops left around a downed tree), and then continues ahead to a pond. When you reach the pond you may notice the dam and small spillway. The trail does continue ahead wrapping around the south end of the pond, however, that is onto private property. For this hike, take a moment to enjoy the view of the pond and then retrace your steps back to Cowesett Road.
Pond at Dawley Farm
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