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Myles Standish State Forest

Glen Charlie Pond–Besse Bog Reservoir, 5 lakes

15.3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Glen Charlie Pond–Besse Bog Reservoir, 5 lakes is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes Three Cornered Pond, Abner Pond, Little Five Mile and Besse Bog Reservoir before reaching Glen Charlie Pond at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 551 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 187 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.84846, -70.69314
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
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Glen Charlie Pond–Besse Bog Reservoir, 5 lakes

15.3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 37–187 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314

Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
  10. 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
  12. 150 ftPass Little Five Mile.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miPass Besse Bog Reservoir.
  16. 350 ftPass Glen Charlie Pond.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Agawam Road, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftReach Glen Charlie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading NW.
  28. 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/abner-pond-abner-pond-out-back-6-lakes-23-km-b562

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F62°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Thu 85°67°
Fri 97°71° 28%
Sat 90°68° 17%
Sun 96°67°
Mon 95°73°
Tue 93°71° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 0 min before dark.

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