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South River Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 379 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10971, -70.73664
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.10971, -70.73664

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 392 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 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

27% sand15% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 34% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 51% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 62°57° 60%
Tue 59°54°
Wed 62°56°
Thu 63°56° 23%
Fri 60°54° 48%
Sat 56°53° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 392 m from the trailhead

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