Myles Standish State Forest

Cobb Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Cobb Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 197 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Torrey Pond Road 41.86436, -70.67297
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Cobb Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 106–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Torrey Pond Road · 41.86436, -70.67297

Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Cobb Road, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miReach Cobb Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip64%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 43% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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