Milestone Cranberry Bog

Gibbs Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Gibbs Pond is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Milestone Cranberry Bog near Siasconset, MA. The route reaches Gibbs Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 36 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26278, -69.98148
Nearest town Siasconset, MA

Directions

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Gibbs Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 12–36 ft

Out & Back · Milestone Cranberry Bog

Trailhead: 41.26278, -69.98148

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Sconset Golf Course stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Gibbs Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% paved13% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F66°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Wed 77°70° 24%
Thu 75°73°
Fri 74°73°
Sat 75°72° 15%
Sun 75°73° 15%
Mon 75°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sconset Golf Course stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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