South River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 256 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12582, -70.75493
Nearest town Standish, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 35–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12582, -70.75493
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
- 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.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 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
27% sand5% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
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
90°69°
33%
Sun
91°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
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 6.8 mi · ▲ 463 ft
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