Myles Standish State Forest

East Line Road & Howland Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 4 hr 48 min

East Line Road & Howland Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 200 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84675, -70.67150
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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East Line Road & Howland Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 105–200 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.84675, -70.67150

Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Webster Springs Road, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto East Line Road, heading E.
  6. 2.6 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.8 miSharp right onto Howland Road, heading N.
  10. 250 ftReach East Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto East Line Road, heading SW.
  15. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Webster Springs Road, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.8 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

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F71°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 83°63°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 15%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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