South River Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Marshfield, MA. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 256 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red trail 42.09479, -70.71183
Nearest town Marshfield, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 4–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: Red trail · 42.09479, -70.71183
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Red trail, heading SE.
- 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
26% dirt8% sand66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at 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
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