Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route passes Frogfoot Brook Reservoir before reaching Wankinco River Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Frogfoot Brook Reservoir & Wankinco River Reservoir via Tihonet Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 55–106 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Stringer Road · 41.81488, -70.66797
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Charge Pond Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Frogfoot Brook Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tihonet Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Wankinco River Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Frogfoot Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Charge Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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