Dunham Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Dunham Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dunham Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 115–169 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: West Line Road · 41.84722, -70.71354
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dunham Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:32 PM.
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More from West Line Road Trailhead
- East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Dunham Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Dunham Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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