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Carolina Hill

Entering the Tail of the Dragon & Simo's Rise above via Eames Way

5.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Entering the Tail of the Dragon & Simo's Rise above via Eames Way is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 259 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10971, -70.73664
Nearest town Standish, MA
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Entering the Tail of the Dragon & Simo's Rise above via Eames Way

5.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 76–260 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.10971, -70.73664

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 392 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Simo's Rise above, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Eames Way, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 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/entering-the-tail-of-the-dragon-simos-rise-above-out-back-8-km-d528

Trail surface

72% dirt7% sand21% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 62°57° 60%
Tue 59°54°
Wed 62°56°
Thu 63°56° 23%
Fri 60°54° 48%
Sat 56°53° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 392 m from the trailhead

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