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South River Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 332 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11484, -70.73979
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.11484, -70.73979

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 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

35% sand19% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:58 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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