Rocky Pond
2.6 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 56 min
Rocky Pond is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Meadow Village, MA. The route reaches Rocky Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rocky Pond
2.6 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 56 min
Elevation 106–178 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: 41.88929, -70.70836
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Rocky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
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