South Loop Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 58 min
South Loop Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Loop Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 205–362 ft
Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.02726, -71.32971
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 69% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 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.
- 2 miContinue straight onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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- 5 mi · out & back · via South Loop Trail
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