Kamesit Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Kamesit Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kamesit Road
7.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 129–230 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.90382, -70.68033
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hog Rock Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Hog Rock Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Great South Pond & Little South Pond via Plymouth Wishbone Trail (proposed) 2.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Kamesit Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Kamesit Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Pokanoket Road via Kamesit Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Kamesit Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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