East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 39 min
East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches East Head Bog Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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East Head Bog Reservoir–Jessup Road, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 91–203 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Pokanoket Road · 41.87219, -70.69751
Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 65% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Pokanoket Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 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.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pokanoket Road, heading N.
- 0.7 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Pokanoket Road Trailhead
- West Line Road 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Three Cornered Pond Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- West Line Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Kamesit Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Federal Pond Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dunham Road–East Beeme Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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