South Loop Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 2 hr 36 min
South Loop Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 317 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 361 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03659, -71.32035
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA
Directions
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South Loop Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 205–362 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.03659, -71.32035
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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