Myles Standish State Forest

Barrett Pond & Jessup Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min

Barrett Pond & Jessup Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Barrett Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 171 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road 41.85703, -70.68803
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Barrett Pond & Jessup Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 55 min

Elevation 107–171 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road · 41.85703, -70.68803

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 Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach Barrett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
  6. 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:31 PM.

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