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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 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.

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

Trail surface

56% dirt8% sand36% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 35% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 14% rain11 PM: 22% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 61°56° 54%
Tue 59°54°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°56° 23%
Fri 60°53° 48%
Sat 55°53° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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