Red Tail Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Red Tail Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi259 – 436 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.33460, -71.47148
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Red Tail Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 259–436 ft
Out & Back · Callahan State Park
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.33460, -71.47148
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Balling Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Balling Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Red Tail Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 332 ft
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