East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 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 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Head Bog Reservoir & Jessup Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 91–156 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.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Jessup Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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