Red Tail Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 51 min
Red Tail Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 436 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33694, -71.47727
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Red Tail Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 51 min
Elevation 294–436 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.33694, -71.47727
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
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