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Myles Standish State Forest

Besse Bog Reservoir–Three Cornered Pond, 5 lakes

15.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Besse Bog Reservoir–Three Cornered Pond, 5 lakes is a 15.9-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 Besse Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 187 ft18.0 mi

Getting there

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

15.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 42–187 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. 0.6 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 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 SE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
  16. 200 ftPass Little Five Mile.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miPass Besse Bog Reservoir.
  20. 0.3 miPass Besse Bog Reservoir.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Kennard Reservoir East Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 350 ftReach Besse Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading NW.
  36. 0.8 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Line Road, heading NE.
  38. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.6 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 2.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  42. 0.6 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/abner-pond-abner-pond-out-back-8-lakes-26-km-efeb

Trail surface

65% dirt35% 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 (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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