Myles Standish State Forest

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Dunham Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Dunham Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-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 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 154 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dunham Road 41.83798, -70.70794
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Dunham Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 76–154 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Dunham Road · 41.83798, -70.70794

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Dunham Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miPass Crane Brook Bog Reservoir.
  4. 0.4 miReach Crane Brook Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Dunham Road, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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