Jessup Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Jessup Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jessup Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 91–175 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83892, -70.69415
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Torrey Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Hog Rock Road–Jessup Road, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Jessup Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Jessup Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Jessup Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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