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Myles Standish State Forest

Federal Pond via West Line Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Federal Pond via West Line Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Federal Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 171 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road 41.85703, -70.68803
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA
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Federal Pond via West Line Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 105–171 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road · 41.85703, -70.68803

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto East Beeme Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto West Line Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miReach Federal Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Federal Pond Road, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftSharp right onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miBear left onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/new-long-pond-new-long-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-f8e6

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 94°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:31 PM.

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