South River Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 360 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10971, -70.73664
Nearest town Standish, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 35–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.10971, -70.73664
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 392 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, 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
32% sand13% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 392 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.1 mi · loop · via South River Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 3.2 mi · loop · via South River Trail
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