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Beaudoin Conservation Area
Coventry, Town of Coventry
3.5 miles of trail
This almost 400-acre property next to the Washington Secondary Rail Trail has a mix of easier and harder trails. The area is heavily forested now but scattered through the woods are cellar holes, stone walls, and the remains of a dam and the cellar hole of the associated mill along Quidneck Brook. Also scattered through the woods are the boulders left by the glaciers. The trails are well marked with blazes but keep an eye out for the next blaze, especially at the stream crossings.
Dogs: Dogs must be on leash. Waste pick up required.
This is a Creature Challenge site. The creature is on the Yellow Trail.
Learn more about the Creature Challenge.
Ledge Road Trailhead
Driving Landmarks: From Route 117 in Coventry turn onto Ledge Road. Follow Ledge Road for about 1/2 mile to the parking area with kiosk.
Parking: Yes: Parking lot, 7 spaces, no overnight parking
ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? Yes
Coordinates: 41° 41.935' N 71° 39.352' W See this location in: Google Maps Acme Maps
Williams Crossing Road Trailhead
Driving Landmarks: From Route 117 in Coventry turn onto Williams Crossing Road. Follow Williams Crossing Road approximately 3/4 mile to the end, which brings you to the parking area and trailhead.
Parking: Yes: Parking lot, 4 spaces, no overnight parking
ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? Yes
Coordinates: 41° 41.694' N 71° 40.226' W See this location in: Google Maps Acme Maps
The "easy trail" connects directly with the Washington Secondary Rail Trail. See the map for details.
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This site report was last updated on September 21, 2023
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Someone shot Violet!!
Submitted by: Anonymous; January 4, 2025; 11:35 pm
Great trail. You definitely should wear hiking boots as it’s quite rocky in spots, the white blazes certainly need to be changed to a better color, have more added, or be outlined as they were hard to see and many were on downed trees. Finally, some monster shot the creature! Violet had an indentation from a bullet from some nature-hater. Keep your head on a swivel for ruffians packing heat.
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KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR BLAZES BOTH YELLOW AND WHITE!
Submitted by: JP; October 30, 2024; 2:39 pm
I was fortunate to finally get here, and it exceeded my expectations. Really beautiful post-peak autumn colors, super quiet, hardly anyone there on a Sunday afternoon. BUT, with the falling of leaves, the paths are not easily distinguishable in a few spots on Northern Yellow and halfway thru the White trail going back to Lower Yellow Trail. KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED! A LOT of the turn rectangles on the trees are meant to be sharp lefts or rights. More than a few times we had to stop and do a 360 degree turn to find the next tree marker. On the White trail going East, it was particularly noticeable-we stopped at one point and thought about giving up and going back when the sun came out and lo! there was a white blaze at an almost 180 degree angle to our left! And while I initially scoffed at the "difficult terrain" warning, I regretted it later, as the footing can be precarious, and plenty of large trees have fallen across trails, which added to the above mentions, created quite a "WHERE ARE WE?" feeling lol It IS beautiful, though. Definitely check it out, but bring a compass and be prepared to look out diligently for blazes. I might contact the Coventry Land Trust about going out there to mark some extra trees.
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