Halfway Pond & Three Cornered Pond via East Line Road
9.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Halfway Pond & Three Cornered Pond via East Line Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes Three Cornered Pond before reaching Halfway Pond at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Halfway Pond & Three Cornered Pond via East Line Road
9.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 76–187 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.
- 0.9 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto East Line Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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