Myles Standish State Forest

Kamesit Road

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Kamesit Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 203 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Federal Pond Road 41.86732, -70.69925
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Kamesit Road

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 132–203 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Federal Pond Road · 41.86732, -70.69925

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

  1. Start on Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading N.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Hog Rock Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miBear left onto Kamesit Road, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  11. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

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 (~7 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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