Myles Standish State Forest

Rocky Pond & Kamesit Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Rocky Pond & Kamesit Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Rocky Pond. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 200 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88160, -70.69618
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Rocky Pond & Kamesit Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 106–201 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.88160, -70.69618

Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 67% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftPass Rocky Pond.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left onto Kamesit Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miReach Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 78°F72°
Precip67%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 43% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 29% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 67% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 64% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 19%
Sat 93°71° 26%
Sun 94°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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