Abner Pond & New Grassy Pond via Southeast Line Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Abner Pond & New Grassy Pond via Southeast Line Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Tihonet, MA. The route passes Abner Pond, Abner Pond and New Grassy Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Abner Pond & New Grassy Pond via Southeast Line Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 54–113 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.79707, -70.69044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Wompanoag Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto South Line Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Abner Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Abner Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass New Grassy Pond.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Abner Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Wompanoag Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Wompanoag Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wompanoag Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wompanoag Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- South Line Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wompanoag Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Little Long Pond & Gas Line 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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