Myles Standish State Forest

Shoestring Road via West Line Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Shoestring Road via West Line Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 171 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87365, -70.69839
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Shoestring Road via West Line Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 87–171 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.87365, -70.69839

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto East Beeme Road, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoestring Road, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miReach Shoestring Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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