Myles Standish State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 180 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83148, -70.60404
Nearest town Pondville, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Gramp's Loop, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Gramp's Loop, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 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

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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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