Myles Standish State Forest

Shoestring Road & Wayont Road via West Line Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Shoestring Road & Wayont Road via West Line Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 445 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 233 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88642, -70.65322
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Shoestring Road & Wayont Road via West Line Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 95–233 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 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoestring Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miReach Wayont Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 96°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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