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South River Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 407 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 256 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11825, -70.75382
Nearest town Standish, MA

Directions

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South River Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 407 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 35–254 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Hill

Trailhead: 42.11825, -70.75382

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto South River Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Eliminator, heading W.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 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% sand8% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F65°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Sat 68°61°
Sun 66°56°
Mon 79°52°
Tue 79°60°
Wed 78°62° 32%
Thu 74°58° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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