Myles Standish State Forest

Priscilla Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Priscilla Road is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 557 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 197 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Priscilla Road 41.86603, -70.65617
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Priscilla Road

15.6 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 51–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Priscilla Road · 41.86603, -70.65617

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Priscilla Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 2.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 3.3 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

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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