Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Halfway Pond Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Halfway Pond Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Crane Brook Bog Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Halfway Pond Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 76–156 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Crane Brook Bog Reservoir.
- 0.4 miReach Crane Brook Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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