South Loop Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 2 hr 15 min
South Loop Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 363 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 361 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02979, -71.32543
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA
Directions
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South Loop Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 363 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 205–362 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.02979, -71.32543
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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