South River Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 7 min
South River Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South River Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 43–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12691, -70.75769
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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
More from this trailhead
- South River Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon 5.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- The Eliminator 6.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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