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Riley Conservation Area

South Loop Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 3 hr 1 min

South Loop Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wilkins Four Corners, MA. It climbs 490 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 364 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99066, -71.29857
Nearest town Wilkins Four Corners, MA
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South Loop Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 205–366 ft

Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.99066, -71.29857

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-loop-trail-out-back-13-km-d7d7

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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