Russell Millpond–Crosswinds Trail, 5 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Russell Millpond–Crosswinds Trail, 5 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route reaches Russell Millpond at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 674 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Russell Millpond–Crosswinds Trail, 5 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 53–233 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.84846, -70.69314
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 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.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Three Cornered Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Crosswinds Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Russell Millpond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wayont Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sabbatia Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Torrey Pond Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sabbatia Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jessup Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Halfway Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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