Frogfoot Brook Reservoir via Wompanoag Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Frogfoot Brook Reservoir via Wompanoag Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. The route reaches Frogfoot Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Frogfoot Brook Reservoir via Wompanoag Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 60–106 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Stringer Road · 41.81488, -70.66797
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 67% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start on Charge Pond Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto South Line Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Wompanoag Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Frogfoot Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Line Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Charge Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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