Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route passes Little Five Mile and Abner Pond. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 4 hr 38 min
Elevation 59–200 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.81385, -70.65006
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Little Five Mile.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Abner Pond.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading N.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Howland Road, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Little Five Mile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Liggett Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto East Line Road, heading SW.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Little Five Mile–New Grassy Pond, 4 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 4 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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