South River Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 47 min
South River Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 445 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 256 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.11751, -70.75646
Nearest town Standish, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 43–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: connector · 42.11751, -70.75646
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 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 right onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, 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
32% sand10% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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 connector Trailhead
- South River Trail 6 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- South River Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- South River Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- The Eliminator 3.6 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- The Eliminator 3.7 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- The Eliminator 5.5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
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