East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 7 min
East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches East Head Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 91–159 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.85217, -70.68547
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Halfway Pond Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- West Line Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Jessup Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- East Beeme Road–Jessup Road, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Jessup Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- New Long Pond–Three Cornered Pond, 3 lakes 5.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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