Halfway Pond via East Line Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Halfway Pond via East Line Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route reaches Halfway Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Halfway Pond via East Line Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 95–187 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road · 41.85855, -70.66276
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto East Line Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Gramp's Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Halfway Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Three Corner Pond Rd Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Line Road, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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