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Red Trail Frank Knowles/ Little River Reserve (Dartmouth, MA)

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Trail stats

Distance
2.18 mi
Elevation gain
23 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
46 ft
Max elevation
87 ft
TrailRank 
27
Min elevation
8 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
50 minutes
Time
one hour 8 minutes
Coordinates
604
Uploaded
March 17, 2019
Recorded
March 2019
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near Cranberry Bog Corner, Massachusetts (United States)

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Itinerary description

Red Trail of the Frank Knowles/ Little River Reserve. End of winter 2019; Trailhead at the parking lot of Potomska Road. 7km hike on even terrain, with boardwalks to cross over beautiful salt marshes plains. Beware hunting is allowed in season.

Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude -29 ft
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Trailhead

Kiosk at Potomska Road parking lot with trail maps and information

PictographPhoto Altitude 50 ft
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Boardwalks

Trail aspect (end of winter 2019)

PictographPhoto Altitude 61 ft
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Trail marks for Red Trail

Signs on trees for different trails within the reserve

PictographRuins Altitude 74 ft
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Ruins

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Information (hunting)

Hunting is permitted in some parts of the reserve during hunting season. Recommendation is to wear blaze orange.

PictographRuins Altitude 63 ft
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Ruins

Ruins of a stone house (?)

PictographPhoto Altitude 67 ft
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Trail aspect

PictographBridge Altitude 37 ft
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Boardwalk

Elevated boardwalk across salt marsh

PictographFauna Altitude 42 ft
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View from boardwalk

PictographFauna Altitude 41 ft
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Information (wild life)

View from second elevated boardwalk, with information on salt marsh wildlife

PictographPicnic Altitude 55 ft
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Farm view

Farm in the boundaries of the reserve. Follow the trail for a few minutes for a picnic spot.

PictographCar park Altitude 70 ft
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End of trail

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