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Callahan State Park

Red Tail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 57 min

Red Tail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Callahan State Park near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 436 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33797, -71.47482
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Red Tail Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 57 min

Elevation 289–436 ft

Out & Back · Callahan State Park

Trailhead: 42.33797, -71.47482

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Tail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wren Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wren Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Tail Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 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-beb1

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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