South River Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield Center, MA. It climbs 413 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10880, -70.72965
Nearest town Marshfield Center, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 35–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.10880, -70.72965
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 68°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 646 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% sand12% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F61°
Precip5%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Sun
66°55°
Mon
79°53°
Tue
75°60°
Wed
73°59°
32%
Thu
75°63°
32%
Fri
72°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marshfield High School & Middle School stop 646 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.1 mi · loop · via South River Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via South River Trail
- 3.2 mi · loop · via South River Trail
More from this trailhead
- The Eliminator 4.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- The Eliminator 4.4 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- South River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- South River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- South River Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft
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