Great South Pond via Kamesit Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Great South Pond via Kamesit Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route reaches Great South Pond. It climbs 263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great South Pond via Kamesit Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 104–204 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: May Road · 41.89260, -70.68526
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on May Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Great South Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hog Rock Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto May Road, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 3 min before dark.
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More from May Road Trailhead
- Kamesit Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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- Howland Road via Kamesit Road 4 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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- Kamesit Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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