Shoestring Road via Kamesit Road
9 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Shoestring Road via Kamesit Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shoestring Road via Kamesit Road
9 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 87–203 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.89533, -70.68589
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 67% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoestring Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Shoestring Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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