South River Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 471 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.11751, -70.75646
Nearest town Standish, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 35–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: connector · 42.11751, -70.75646
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 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 left onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, 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.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 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
25% sand8% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed
82°64°
Thu
91°69°
21%
Fri
96°72°
27%
Sat
91°69°
33%
Sun
91°68°
19%
Mon
95°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- The Eliminator 3.6 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- The Eliminator 3.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- South River Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- South River Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- The Eliminator 5.5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- South River Trail 6 mi · ▲ 452 ft
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