Myles Standish State Forest

Halfway Pond Road–Pine Barrens Path, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Halfway Pond Road–Pine Barrens Path, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near White Island Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 164 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway Pond Road 41.84709, -70.66330
Nearest town White Island Shores, MA

Directions

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Halfway Pond Road–Pine Barrens Path, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 96–166 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Halfway Pond Road · 41.84709, -70.66330

Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Halfway Pond Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Southeast Line Road, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Webster Springs Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 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 surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 16%
Sat 93°71° 23%
Sun 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 10 min before dark.

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