Myles Standish State Forest

Abner Pond & East Line Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Abner Pond & East Line Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Tihonet, MA. The route passes Abner Pond and Abner Pond. It climbs 273 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 194 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80196, -70.67988
Nearest town Tihonet, MA

Directions

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Abner Pond & East Line Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 52–194 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.80196, -70.67988

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miPass Abner Pond.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miPass Abner Pond.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Line Road, heading E.
  16. 2.8 miTurn left onto Liggett Road, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miReach Abner Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading E.
  19. 2.8 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.8 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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