Myles Standish State Forest

Wompanoag Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Wompanoag Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near East Wareham, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 118 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78667, -70.67021
Nearest town East Wareham, MA

Directions

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Wompanoag Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 21–118 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.78667, -70.67021

Weather Aug 4: Heavy drizzle, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Gas Line, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto South Line Road, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Wompanoag Road, heading W.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Sasemine Way, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Wompanoag Road, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Gas Line, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 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

33% dirt30% sand37% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 78°F71°
Precip63%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 36% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 52% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 81°64°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 89°73° 33%
Sun 89°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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