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

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% sand69% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 39% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 55% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 81°64°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 89°72° 16%
Sat 89°72° 22%
Sun 88°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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