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 Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Kennard Reservoir East Trail 3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- East Line Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- East Line Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Three Corners Pond Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- East Line Road 8.9 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- East Line Road 9.5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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