Howland Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Howland Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Howland Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 123–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.88642, -70.65322
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Howland Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Howland Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Wayont Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Wayont Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Kamesit Road 4 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Wayont Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Wayont Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Kamesit Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Howland Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft
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