South River Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 7 min
South River Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Carolina Hill near Standish, MA. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 256 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12691, -70.75769
Nearest town Standish, MA
Directions
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South River Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 43–254 ft
Out & Back · Carolina Hill
Trailhead: 42.12691, -70.75769
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 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.
- 1.5 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
27% sand8% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed
81°63°
Thu
90°71°
22%
Fri
95°71°
28%
Sat
91°69°
33%
Sun
91°68°
19%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 9 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Eames Way & Entering the Tail of the Dragon 5.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- The Eliminator 6.4 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- South River Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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