Red Tail Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 52 min
Red Tail Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 436 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33501, -71.47889
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Red Tail Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 52 min
Elevation 297–436 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.33501, -71.47889
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wren Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
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