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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.9 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 NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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