Myles Standish State Forest

Kennard Reservoir East Trail via Agawam Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Kennard Reservoir East Trail via Agawam Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 187 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Three Corners Pond Road 41.85855, -70.66276
Nearest town South Pond, MA

Directions

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Kennard Reservoir East Trail via Agawam Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 52–187 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

  1. Start on Three Corners Pond Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right onto Agawam Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Kennard Reservoir East Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Kennard Reservoir East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto Agawam Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left onto Three Corners Pond Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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