Myles Standish State Forest

Crooked Pond–Dunham Road, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Crooked Pond–Dunham Road, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Crooked Pond at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 233 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Line Road 41.84105, -70.71519
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Crooked Pond–Dunham Road, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 97–233 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: West Line Road · 41.84105, -70.71519

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

  1. Start on West Line Road, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miReach Crooked Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading W.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Line Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F72°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 40% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 28% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 83°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 18%
Sat 93°71° 25%
Sun 95°72° 15%

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 8:16 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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