Myles Standish State Forest

Halfway Pond Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Halfway Pond Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 157 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85217, -70.68547
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Halfway Pond Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 97–156 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.85217, -70.68547

Weather Aug 3: Light rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.6 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

29% dirt71% 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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