Pine Barrens Path
7.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Pine Barrens Path is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pine Barrens Path
7.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 96–187 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Torrey Pond Road · 41.86436, -70.67297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Pine Barrens Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
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- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Pine Barrens Path
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