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Myles Standish State Forest

Halfway Pond Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Halfway Pond Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 154 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83892, -70.69415
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
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Halfway Pond Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 91–156 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.83892, -70.69415

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Jessup Road, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/halfway-pond-road-out-back-6-km-0a82

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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