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The Story of the Yawgoog Trails
Appendix E: Maps of the Greater Yawgoog Area
The Reservation Map (PDF, 197 kilobytes) from Yawgoog.org covers Camp Yawgoog's Orange, White, Green, Red and Yellow trails. Also see Trail and Map Discrepancies.
The color JPG maps below were produced with National Geographic TOPO! software. Trails displayed on the topographic maps are from the author's GPS data, processed with TopoFusion software.
- Green Fall Pond Area (JPG, 345 kilobytes)
Includes Green Fall Pond, Yawgoog's Blue Trail, the Galkin Trail, The Patch Trader geocache, Studio Farm and parts of the Narragansett, Tippecansett, Nehantic and Pachaug trails. Portions of The Beachgoer, Connecticut Countryside and Mount Misery hikes are covered by this map.
- Long and Ell Ponds Area (JPG, 338 kilobytes)
Covers Long and Ell ponds, the Seven Pond Path hike and the easternmost stretch of the Narragansett Trail in Rockville, Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
- Beach Pond Area (JPG, 482 kilobytes)
Features parts of the Pachaug and Tippecansett trails and part of The Beachgoer hike in Exeter, Rhode Island, and Voluntown, Connecticut.
- Stepstone Falls Area (JPG, 314 kilobytes)
Covers the northernmost stretch of the Tippecansett Trail in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.
- Mount Misery Area (JPG, 547 kilobytes)
Includes the Mount Misery area and part of the Nehantic Trail in the Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown, Connecticut.
- Lantern Hill Area (JPG, 444 kilobytes)
Covers the westernmost stretch of the Narragansett Trail in North Stonington, Connecticut. Part of the Connecticut Countryside hike is included in this map.
- Wyassup Lake Area (JPG, 548 kilobytes)
Features part of the Narragansett Trail and part of the Connecticut Countryside hike in North Stonington and Voluntown, Connecticut. Includes Studio Farm and The Patch Trader geocache.
Other map resources:
- TerraServer
Free topographic maps and aerial photographs of any location in the USA, in various scales and sizes.
- Libre Map Project
Offers topographic map quadrangles as TIFF files for all 50 states, including Connecticut and Rhode Island. Yawgoog is in the Voluntown quadrangle.
- Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP)
Maps of the Pachaug State Forest and other areas.
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
Offers interactive online mapping for the entire state as well as copies of paper maps of Wildlife Management Areas (look under Arcadia and Rockville).
- Historic USGS Maps of New England & New York
Scanned topographic maps available online from the Government Documents Department of the University of New Hampshire Library.
- Historical Topographical Maps
More maps of New England and other states, courtesy of Maptech, Inc.
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
A personal collection of over 20,000 maps, graciously made available for free viewing on the Internet.
- Connecticut Walk Book East
Published by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, this book contains numerous trail descriptions and maps. It can be purchased from the CFPA. Library search.
- Massachusetts and Rhode Island Trail Guide, seventh edition
Published by the Appalachian Mountain Club, this book offers maps and short trail descriptions for Rhode Island. Although out of print, this edition can be found in eBay and BookFinder.com. The subsequent edition is titled Massachusetts Trail Guide. Library search.
- Maps by Great Swamp Press
Durable, water-resistant maps of the parks in southwestern Rhode Island and the Pachaug State Forest are available at the Reservation trading post and in local outdoor supply stores, like Ure Outfitters in Hope Valley.
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