Gramp's Loop
8.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 3 hr
Gramp's Loop is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Pondville, MA. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gramp's Loop
8.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 59–180 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83148, -70.60404
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
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- Three Corners Pond Road 10.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 10.2 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 9.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- East Line Road 9.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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