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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 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

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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