East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 3 hr 21 min
East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route reaches East Head Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 372 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 91–197 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Howland Road · 41.87830, -70.65390
Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Howland Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Howland Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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