Federal Pond Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Federal Pond Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Federal Pond Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 119–199 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.87365, -70.69839
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto East Beeme Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.
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More from this 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
- Dunham Road–East Beeme Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Federal Pond Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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