Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route passes Abner Pond before reaching Little Five Mile at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Little Five Mile–Abner Pond, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 68–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.88176, -70.65567
Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 63% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
- 500 ftReach Little Five Mile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Torrey Pond Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Wayont Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Kamesit Road 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Wayont Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Kamesit Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Wayont Road via Kamesit Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Kamesit Road–Sabbatia Road, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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