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South River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12582, -70.75493
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.12582, -70.75493

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% sand5% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.

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