Myles Standish State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 89 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78099, -70.69938
Nearest town Tihonet, MA

Directions

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miPass Harlow Brook Reservoir.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
  13. 250 ftReach Harlow Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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