Riley Conservation Area

South Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 46 min

South Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 364 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02371, -71.34035
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA

Directions

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South Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 205–366 ft

Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.02371, -71.34035

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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