Entering the Tail of the Dragon via South River Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield Hills, MA. It climbs 334 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12990, -70.73977
Nearest town Marshfield Hills, MA
Directions
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Entering the Tail of the Dragon via South River Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 35–256 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12990, -70.73977
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eames Way, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Entering the Tail of the Dragon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Eames Way, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Entering the Tail of the Dragon, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
44% dirt22% sand34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM
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