Carolina Hill

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.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 259 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12691, -70.75769
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Eames Way, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Eames Way, heading N.
  11. 150 ftReach Entering the Tail of the Dragon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt8% sand36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 81°63°
Thu 90°71° 22%
Fri 95°71° 28%
Sat 91°69° 33%
Sun 91°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

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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