Myles Standish State Forest

Agawam Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Agawam Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. It climbs 271 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 187 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83195, -70.62293
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA

Directions

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Agawam Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 52–187 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.83195, -70.62293

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Agawam Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Bentley Loop, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Negas Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bentley Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 1.9 miTurn right onto Agawam Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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