Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Three Cornered Pond via Three Corners Pond Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Three Cornered Pond via Three Corners Pond Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route passes Three Cornered Pond before reaching Crane Brook Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crane Brook Bog Reservoir & Three Cornered Pond via Three Corners Pond Road
7.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 93–181 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road · 41.85855, -70.66276
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Crane Brook Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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