Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon
5.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon
5.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 81–260 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12691, -70.75769
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue 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 NE.
- 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.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- South River Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft
- The Eliminator 6.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- South River Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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