Myles Standish State Forest

East Line Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 5 hr 25 min

East Line Road is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Bournedale, MA. It climbs 443 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 167 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77524, -70.58445
Nearest town Bournedale, MA

Directions

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East Line Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 52–167 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.77524, -70.58445

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 1.9 miSharp left onto East Line Road, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°66°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 18%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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