South Loop Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 2 hr 11 min
South Loop Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 447 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Loop Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 205–366 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.02778, -71.34725
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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