Red Tail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Red Tail Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 301 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 436 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pipeline 42.33146, -71.47524
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Red Tail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 313–436 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: Pipeline · 42.33146, -71.47524
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wren Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pioneer Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 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
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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