Ryan Road & Shaw Road via Halfway Pond Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Ryan Road & Shaw Road via Halfway Pond Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ryan Road & Shaw Road via Halfway Pond Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 97–159 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Shaw Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ryan Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto West Line Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jessup Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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