Myles Standish State Forest

Agawam Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Agawam Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 187 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Agawam Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 3 hr 19 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. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 1.9 miTurn right onto Agawam Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 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

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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