Great South Pond & Kamesit Road
9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Great South Pond & Kamesit Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Great South Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great South Pond & Kamesit Road
9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 104–203 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Hog Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Great South Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Kamesit Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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