Callahan State Park

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

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Balling Brook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Pipeline, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Balling Brook Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt34% 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.

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