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South River Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 515 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12691, -70.75769
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.12691, -70.75769

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  7. 1.6 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

26% sand5% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
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 81°63°
Thu 90°71° 22%
Fri 95°71° 28%
Sat 91°69° 33%
Sun 91°68° 19%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 7 min before dark.

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