Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 95–199 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Federal Pond Road · 41.86915, -70.66803
Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoestring Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Federal Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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