Myles Standish State Forest

Barrett Pond–Ryan Road, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Barrett Pond–Ryan Road, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Barrett Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 154 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoestring Road 41.85594, -70.72696
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Barrett Pond–Ryan Road, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 87–156 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Shoestring Road · 41.85594, -70.72696

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

  1. Start on Shoestring Road, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shaw Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ryan Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto West Line Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dunham Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jessup Road, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Barrett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dunham Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto West Line Road, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ryan Road, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shaw Road, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shoestring Road, heading N.
  20. 0.6 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 87°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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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