Long Pond–Halfway Pond, 5 lakes is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes East Head Pond, East Head Pond, New Long Pond and 4 more. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 187 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83966, -70.69075
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
Directions
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Long Pond–Halfway Pond, 5 lakes
12.5 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 65–187 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83966, -70.69075
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass East Head Pond.
- 100 ftSharp right onto East Head Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass East Head Pond.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Gas Line, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Negas Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass New Long Pond.
- 0.3 miPass New Long Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gramp's Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Halfway Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Long Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Negas Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Gas Line, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left onto East Head Loop, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 77°F71°
Precip64%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
82°64°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
97°72°
16%
Sat
93°71°
37%
Sun
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- East Head Pond & New Long Pond via East Head Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Glen Charlie Pond–East Head Pond, 7 lakes 9.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Tihonet Pond–East Head Pond, 4 lakes 9.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- White Island Pond–East Head Pond, 8 lakes 10.3 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Federal Pond–East Head Pond, 5 lakes 11.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Federal Hill–Federal Pond, 5 lakes 11.5 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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