South River Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Marshfield, MA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 85 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red trail 42.09479, -70.71183
Nearest town Marshfield, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 4–86 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Red trail · 42.09479, -70.71183
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach South River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.2″ 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
80°63°
Thu
91°71°
19%
Fri
96°72°
26%
Sat
91°69°
32%
Sun
91°68°
19%
Mon
95°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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