South Loop Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 3 hr 3 min
South Loop Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Attleboro Falls, MA. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Loop Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 199–366 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.98799, -71.30286
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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 2.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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