Abner Pond–East Line Road, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Abner Pond–East Line Road, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Abner Pond. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Abner Pond–East Line Road, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 47–200 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.80757, -70.65022
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading N.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Howland Road, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Abner Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto East Line Road, heading S.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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