South River Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield Hills, MA. It climbs 449 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12558, -70.74325
Nearest town Marshfield Hills, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 35–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12558, -70.74325
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 1 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.
- 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
30% sand30% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:31 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- The Eliminator Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- The Eliminator Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- The Eliminator Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- The Eliminator Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Carolina Hill–Eames Way Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 334 ft
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