Myles Standish State Forest

Priscilla Road

13 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Priscilla Road is a 13-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Pondville, MA. It climbs 441 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 197 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81182, -70.58600
Nearest town Pondville, MA

Directions

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Priscilla Road

13 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 59–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81182, -70.58600

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 2.9 miTurn left onto Priscilla Road, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miReach Priscilla Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 2.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity84%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°65°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 19%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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