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.
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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 21: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 43% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wayont Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Wayont Road 5 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Torrey Pond Road & Wayont Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Howland Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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