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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Red Tail Trail & Red-Tail Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Red Tail Trail & Red-Tail Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Riverside, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 148 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foss Farm Loop Trail 42.51552, -71.31657
Nearest town Riverside, MA
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Red Tail Trail & Red-Tail Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 113–146 ft

Out & Back · Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Foss Farm Loop Trail · 42.51552, -71.31657

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 64°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start on Foss Farm Loop Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto River Trail, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Red-Tail Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tobin Bridge, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto Red Tail Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pines Loop, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Red-Tail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Tobin Bridge, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Red-Tail Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Foss Farm Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/concord-national-wild-scenic-river-out-back-5-km-0626

Trail surface

97% dirt3% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F45°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV6Humidity72%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Thu 61°45°
Fri 62°47° 50%
Sat 55°51° 67%
Sun 58°53° 70%
Mon 60°55° 59%
Tue 72°51°

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