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South River Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 463 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12582, -70.75493
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.12582, -70.75493

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

22% sand7% dirt71% 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.

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