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Myles Standish State Forest

Hog Rock Road via Kamesit Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Hog Rock Road via Kamesit Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 200 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: May Road 41.89260, -70.68526
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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Hog Rock Road via Kamesit Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 107–199 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: May Road · 41.89260, -70.68526

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on May Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Hog Rock Road, heading SW.
  4. 1 miReach Hog Rock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto May Road, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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/hog-rock-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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