Red Tail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 58 min
Red Tail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 436 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33876, -71.47716
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Red Tail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 58 min
Elevation 313–436 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: 42.33876, -71.47716
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pioneer Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Wren Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
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