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 Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 38% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 53% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 81°65°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 89°72° 15%
Sat 89°72° 21%
Sun 88°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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