South Loop Trail
5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 49 min
South Loop Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Loop Trail
5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 205–366 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.02524, -71.34070
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading S.
- 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.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Warner Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Warner Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- South Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- South Loop Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Sunrise Hill & Lookout Point via Sunrise Hill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- South Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 255 ft
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