Myles Standish State Forest

Dunham Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Dunham Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 174 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Line Road 41.84722, -70.71354
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Dunham Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 104–175 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: West Line Road · 41.84722, -70.71354

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Torrey Pond Road, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading W.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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