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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 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 left onto South River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, 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.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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
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 this trailhead
- The Eliminator 3.2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- The Eliminator 3.3 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- South River Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 389 ft
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