Riley Conservation Area

South Loop Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 55 min

South Loop Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 378 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 361 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02726, -71.32971
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA

Directions

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South Loop Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.02726, -71.32971

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 250 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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