Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon
3.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon
3.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 76–260 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.11256, -70.74025
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 769 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Eames Way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Eames Way, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Entering the Tail of the Dragon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eames Way, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 769 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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