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Myles Standish State Forest

Halfway Pond Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 15 min

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 114 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 41.83888, -70.69614
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
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Halfway Pond Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 91–156 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.83888, -70.69614

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  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 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftArrive 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-e735

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 94°71° 24%
Sun 95°72° 15%
Mon 100°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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