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Myles Standish State Forest

East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 4 hr 23 min

East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route reaches East Head Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 567 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 233 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89037, -70.63317
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 91–233 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.89037, -70.63317

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading N.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 1.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-head-bog-reservoir-east-head-bog-reservoir-out-back-19-km-071a

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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