New Long Pond & Three Cornered Pond via Halfway Pond Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 36 min
New Long Pond & Three Cornered Pond via Halfway Pond Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes Three Cornered Pond before reaching New Long Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
New Long Pond & Three Cornered Pond via Halfway Pond Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 105–171 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Negas Road, heading S.
- 50 ftReach New Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Jessup Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Halfway Pond Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Barrett Pond via Dunham Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Halfway Pond Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Ryan Road & Shaw Road via Halfway Pond Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- West Line Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Barrett Pond–Dunham Road Loop, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Cranberry Village, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Cranberry Village, Massachusetts