South Loop Trail
5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 51 min
South Loop Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Plainville, MA. It climbs 382 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 404 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01499, -71.33939
Nearest town Plainville, MA
Directions
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South Loop Trail
5 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 205–404 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.01499, -71.33939
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 6 min before dark.
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