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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- The Eliminator 4.3 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- The Eliminator 4.4 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- South River Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft
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