Riley Conservation Area

South Loop Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 3 hr 6 min

South Loop Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 389 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 361 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03490, -71.33206
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA

Directions

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South Loop Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.03490, -71.33206

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 250 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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