Crosswinds Trail & Howland Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Crosswinds Trail & Howland Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 489 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Crosswinds Trail & Howland Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 97–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.90571, -70.62416
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Howland Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Crosswinds Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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