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 Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 36% rain5 AM: 43% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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