Hog Rock Road–Jessup Road, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Hog Rock Road–Jessup Road, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hog Rock Road–Jessup Road, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 91–203 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83888, -70.69614
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hog Rock Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Jessup Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Halfway Pond Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Jessup Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Jessup Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Jessup Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Jessup Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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