South River Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield, MA. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 240 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red trail 42.09479, -70.71183
Nearest town Marshfield, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 4–238 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: Red trail · 42.09479, -70.71183
Weather Aug 4: 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.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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