Myles Standish State Forest

Dunham Road–Jessup Road Loop, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Dunham Road–Jessup Road Loop, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 197 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.84846, -70.69314
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Dunham Road–Jessup Road Loop, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 107–197 ft

Loop · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark.

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