Carolina Hill & Entering the Tail of the Dragon via South River Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield, MA. The route reaches Carolina Hill at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 262 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red trail 42.09479, -70.71183
Nearest town Marshfield, MA
Directions
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Carolina Hill & Entering the Tail of the Dragon via South River Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 4–262 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: Red trail · 42.09479, -70.71183
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Eames Way, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Carolina Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Eames Way, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt2% sand71% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
91°71°
19%
Fri
96°72°
26%
Sat
91°69°
32%
Sun
91°68°
19%
Mon
95°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Red trail Trailhead
- South River Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- South River Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Eames Way via South River Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- South River Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- South River Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- South River Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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