Harlow Brook Reservoir via South Line Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Harlow Brook Reservoir via South Line Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Tihonet, MA. The route reaches Harlow Brook Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Harlow Brook Reservoir via South Line Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 27–87 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.78099, -70.69938
Weather Aug 3: Heavy drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Harlow Brook Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Harlow Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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