Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via South Line Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via South Line Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near East Wareham, MA. The route passes Harlow Brook Reservoir before reaching Tobey - Jones Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Harlow Brook Reservoir & Tobey - Jones Reservoir via South Line Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 21–87 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.78667, -70.67021
Weather Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Gas Line, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto South Line Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Harlow Brook Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Tobey - Jones Reservoir.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Harlow Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gas Line, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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