Myles Standish State Forest

Grassy Pond–Abner Pond, 4 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Grassy Pond–Abner Pond, 4 sights is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route passes Grassy Pond before reaching Abner Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 197 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cobb Road 41.87617, -70.64623
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Grassy Pond–Abner Pond, 4 sights

10.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 89–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Cobb Road · 41.87617, -70.64623

Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Cobb Road, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
  4. 2.9 miPass Grassy Pond.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sasemine Way, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Abner Pond.
  8. 200 ftReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Southeast Line Road, heading SE.
  11. 3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miBear right onto Cobb Road, heading N.
  13. 0.7 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 44% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 61% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 53% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 96°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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