Myles Standish State Forest

South Line Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

South Line Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Tihonet, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 105 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80164, -70.68560
Nearest town Tihonet, MA

Directions

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South Line Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 55–106 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.80164, -70.68560

Weather Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 64% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Charge Pond Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stringer Road, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Charge Pond Loop, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 100 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

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F71°
Precip64%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 38% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 55% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 81°65°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 89°72° 35%
Sun 88°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:31 PM.

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