Myles Standish State Forest

Howland Road via Kamesit Road

4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Howland Road via Kamesit Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 223 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: May Road 41.89260, -70.68526
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Howland Road via Kamesit Road

4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 107–222 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: May Road · 41.89260, -70.68526

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on May Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Howland Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Wayont Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Howland Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Howland Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto May Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 19%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 95°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 4 min before dark.

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