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Nelson Memorial Forest

North River

1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 36 min

North River is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Nelson Memorial Forest near North Marshfield, MA. The route reaches North River at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 89 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14721, -70.77100
Nearest town North Marshfield, MA
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North River

1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 36 min

Elevation 7–89 ft

Out & Back · Nelson Memorial Forest

Trailhead: 42.14721, -70.77100

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftReach North River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-river-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.4″ yesterday (2.7″ 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 82°62°
Thu 90°69° 23%
Fri 95°72° 28%
Sat 91°69° 33%
Sun 91°68° 19%
Mon 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 7 min before dark.

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