Howland Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Howland Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 400 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Howland Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 123–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.88642, -70.65322
Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 42% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 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.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Wayont Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 5:56 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Shoestring Road & Wayont Road via West Line Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Wayont Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Howland Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Wayont Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Wayont Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Kamesit Road 4 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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