Myles Standish State Forest

Barrett Pond & Dunham Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Barrett Pond & Dunham Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Barrett Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 148 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dunham Road 41.83798, -70.70794
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Barrett Pond & Dunham Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 94–148 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Dunham Road · 41.83798, -70.70794

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Dunham Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach Barrett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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