Myles Standish State Forest

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-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 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 154 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Line Road 41.86903, -70.70504
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Crane Brook Bog Reservoir–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 76–153 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: West Line Road · 41.86903, -70.70504

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 West Line Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Ryan Road, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Crane Brook Bog Reservoir.
  5. 0.4 miReach Crane Brook Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ryan Road, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading N.
  8. 0.9 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 (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 19%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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