Cobb Road–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Cobb Road–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cobb Road–Halfway Pond Road, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 133–187 ft
Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest
Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road · 41.85855, -70.66276
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cobb Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Southeast Line Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Cobb Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Halfway Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cobb Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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