Halfway Pond Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Halfway Pond Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Halfway Pond Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 107–171 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Halfway Pond Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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- Ryan Road & Shaw Road via Halfway Pond Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- West Line Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Barrett Pond–Dunham Road Loop, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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