Crooked Pond & Wayont Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Crooked Pond & Wayont Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route reaches Crooked Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 255 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crooked Pond & Wayont Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 112–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Federal Pond Road · 41.86915, -70.66803
Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wayont Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Crooked Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Federal Pond Road Trailhead
- Wayont Road Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Federal Pond Road Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Howland Road & Wayont Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Federal Pond Road–Kamesit Road, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 332 ft
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