AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Callahan State Park

Red Tail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Red Tail Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 436 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.33460, -71.47148
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Red Tail Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 259–436 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.33460, -71.47148

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Balling Brook Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Pipeline, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Balling Brook Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/welch-pond-welch-pond-out-back-7-lakes-5-km-17bc

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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