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South River Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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South River Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.11484, -70.73979

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 100 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% sand21% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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