Jessup Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Jessup Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jessup Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 91–169 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Jessup Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- West Line Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Jessup Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Jessup Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Jessup Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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