Jessup Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Jessup Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jessup Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 94–169 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84282, -70.69397
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from connector Trailhead
- West Line Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Jessup Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Three Cornered Pond Road via West Line Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Jessup Road 6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Kamesit Road & Pokanoket Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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