Callahan State Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 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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