Kamesit Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Kamesit Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 316 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kamesit Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 129–230 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.90382, -70.68033
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hog Rock Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto East Beeme Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Federal Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Hog Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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