Myles Standish State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 187 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.84846, -70.69314
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto East Line Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miReach Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F72°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 95°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 1 min before dark.

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