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Eames Way via South River Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield, MA. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 197 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red trail 42.09479, -70.71183
Nearest town Marshfield, MA

Directions

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Eames Way via South River Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 4–197 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: Red trail · 42.09479, -70.71183

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eames Way, heading W.
  15. 500 ftReach Eames Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto South River Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 1.5 miTurn right onto Red trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 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

25% dirt3% sand72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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