Myles Standish State Forest

East Head Pond & Southwest Line Road via Sasemine Way

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

East Head Pond & Southwest Line Road via Sasemine Way is a 4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches East Head Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 121 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sasemine Way 41.82285, -70.66995
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA

Directions

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East Head Pond & Southwest Line Road via Sasemine Way

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 77–121 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Sasemine Way · 41.82285, -70.66995

Weather Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Sasemine Way, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miBear right onto Southwest Line Road, heading N.
  3. 400 ftReach East Head Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Sasemine Way, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 39% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 55% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 83°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 16%
Sat 93°71° 22%
Sun 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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