Myles Standish State Forest

Abner Pond & Priscilla Road via East Line Road

11 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Abner Pond & Priscilla Road via East Line Road is an 11-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Abner Pond. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 197 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80860, -70.65525
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA

Directions

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Abner Pond & Priscilla Road via East Line Road

11 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 59–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.80860, -70.65525

Weather Aug 3: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading N.
  8. 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Priscilla Road, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miReach Abner Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
  13. 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 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

54% dirt15% sand31% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 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 82°65°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 89°72° 16%
Sat 89°72° 22%
Sun 88°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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