Gramp's Loop
11.9 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Gramp's Loop is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Eastland Heights, MA. It climbs 470 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gramp's Loop
11.9 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 59–180 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.84544, -70.58869
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
- 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 W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Big Rocky Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- East Line Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road via East Line Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- East Line Road 11.9 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- East Line Road 12.2 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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