Gramp's Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Gramp's Loop is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gramp's Loop
7.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 59–172 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83487, -70.61901
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 300 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Gramp's Loop
- 11.1 mi · out & back · via Gramp's Loop
More from this trailhead
- Three Corners Pond Road 9.3 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 8.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- East Line Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- East Line Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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