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Myles Standish State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 203 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pokanoket Road 41.87219, -70.69751
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Pokanoket Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftReach East Head Bog Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left onto Pokanoket Road, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-head-bog-reservoir-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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