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Myles Standish State Forest

Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via Wompanoag Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via Wompanoag Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Tihonet, MA. The route passes Harlow Brook Reservoir before reaching Tobey - Jones Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 102 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wompanoag Road 41.81513, -70.67992
Nearest town Tihonet, MA
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Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via Wompanoag Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 31–103 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Wompanoag Road · 41.81513, -70.67992

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Wompanoag Road, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miPass Harlow Brook Reservoir.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miPass Tobey - Jones Reservoir.
  10. 350 ftReach Harlow Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harlow-brook-reservoir-tobey-jones-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

31% sand69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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