Scout Pond & Half Mile Road via Mid Line Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Scout Pond & Half Mile Road via Mid Line Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Jonathan Dickinson State Park near Tequesta, FL. The route reaches Scout Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Scout Pond & Half Mile Road via Mid Line Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 5–38 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Trailhead: 26.98899, -80.11849
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mid Line Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Half Mile Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Scout Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Scout Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mid Line Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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