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Myles Standish State Forest

East Line Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 44 min

East Line Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 187 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Negas Road 41.85411, -70.66474
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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East Line Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 114–187 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Negas Road · 41.85411, -70.66474

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Negas Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bentley Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto East Line Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 400 ftTurn left onto Bentley Loop, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Negas Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-line-road-out-back-8-km-e825

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 95°71° 17%
Sat 93°70° 24%
Sun 91°68° 15%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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