Myles Standish State Forest

Barrett Pond–Hog Rock Road, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Barrett Pond–Hog Rock Road, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Barrett Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 203 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hog Rock Road 41.87685, -70.69719
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Barrett Pond–Hog Rock Road, 4 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 107–203 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Hog Rock Road · 41.87685, -70.69719

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Hog Rock Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach Barrett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hog Rock Road, heading W.
  13. 0.7 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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