Myles Standish State Forest

Howland Road

3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Howland Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 194 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Howland Road 41.87830, -70.65390
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Howland Road

3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 109–194 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Howland Road · 41.87830, -70.65390

Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Howland Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Howland Road, heading E.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 44% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 61% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 53% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 96°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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