Myles Standish State Forest

Pine Barrens Path

7.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Pine Barrens Path is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 187 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Negas Road 41.85411, -70.66474
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Pine Barrens Path

7.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 96–187 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Negas Road · 41.85411, -70.66474

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

  1. Start on Negas Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bentley Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pine Barrens Path, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miReach Pine Barrens Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Pine Barrens Path, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Bentley Loop, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Negas Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Negas Road Trailhead