AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Riley Conservation Area

South Loop Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 9 min

South Loop Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Riley Conservation Area near Wampum Rock, MA. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 361 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03044, -71.32846
Nearest town Wampum Rock, MA
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South Loop Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Riley Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.03044, -71.32846

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-loop-trail-out-back-9-km-823d

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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