East Line Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 57 min
East Line Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Line Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 82–187 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.82104, -70.64553
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Maple Springs Brook Reservoir & Abner Pond 3.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- East Line Road 4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- White Island Pond–Besse Bog Reservoir, 5 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Southeast Line Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- East Line Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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