Myles Standish State Forest

Howland Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Howland Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 380 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 200 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Liggett Road 41.87695, -70.64394
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Howland Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 109–200 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Liggett Road · 41.87695, -70.64394

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Liggett Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miBear left onto Howland Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Howland Road, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading W.
  17. 0.3 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

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 96°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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