Myles Standish State Forest

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights is a 5-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 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 157 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.84846, -70.69314
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 76–159 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314

Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miPass Crane Brook Bog Reservoir.
  8. 0.4 miReach Crane Brook Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ryan Road, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right onto West Line Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jessup Road, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F72°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 95°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 8 min before dark.

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