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Myles Standish State Forest

Crosswinds Trail–Dunham Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Crosswinds Trail–Dunham Road, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 516 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 233 ft17.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90967, -70.63692
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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Crosswinds Trail–Dunham Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 103–233 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.90967, -70.63692

Weather Aug 5: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 1.9 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  19. 1 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunham Road, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miReach Crosswinds Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jessup Road, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading NE.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading N.
  34. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 1.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 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/barrett-pond-barrett-pond-out-back-26-km-adea

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 87°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity68%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 85°64°
Thu 87°67° 18%
Fri 97°71° 29%
Sat 90°67° 18%
Sun 96°67°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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