Myles Standish State Forest

New Long Pond–Three Cornered Pond, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 56 min

New Long Pond–Three Cornered Pond, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes Three Cornered Pond and New Long Pond. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 171 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.84846, -70.69314
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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New Long Pond–Three Cornered Pond, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 103–172 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jessup Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Three Cornered Pond.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass New Long Pond.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Negas Road, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach New Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 78°F72°
Precip64%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% 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° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 95°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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