Myles Standish State Forest

Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 3 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. The route passes Abner Pond and Little Long Pond before reaching Maple Springs Brook Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 197 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Priscilla Road 41.86603, -70.65617
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Maple Springs Brook Reservoir–Little Long Pond, 3 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 30–198 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Priscilla Road · 41.86603, -70.65617

Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 63% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Priscilla Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miBear right onto East Line Road, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miPass Abner Pond.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miPass Little Long Pond.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miPass Maple Springs Brook Reservoir.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miReach Maple Springs Brook Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
  31. 0.8 miTurn right onto Webster Springs Road, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Line Road, heading E.
  33. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  34. 1 miTurn left onto Priscilla Road, heading NW.
  35. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt18% sand53% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 78°F72°
Precip63%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 25% rain4 AM: 36% rain5 AM: 43% rain6 AM: 28% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 26% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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