Gramp's Loop
8 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Gramp's Loop is an 8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Pondville, MA. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gramp's Loop
8 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 59–180 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.83288, -70.60838
Weather Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 71° · precip 61% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 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.
- 0.7 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from connector Trailhead
- East Line Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- East Line Road 8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- East Line Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- East Line Road 9 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 401 ft
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