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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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 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

Rain showersTemperature 77°F71°
Precip64%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 16%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°72°

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 8:30 PM — 1 min before dark.

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