Myles Standish State Forest

Tihonet Pond–East Head Pond, 4 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Tihonet Pond–East Head Pond, 4 lakes is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near Cranberry Village, MA. The route passes East Head Pond, Frogfoot Brook Reservoir, Frogfoot Brook Reservoir and Tihonet Pond. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 121 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83944, -70.69076
Nearest town Cranberry Village, MA

Directions

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Tihonet Pond–East Head Pond, 4 lakes

9.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 33–121 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: 41.83944, -70.69076

Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 64% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass East Head Pond.
  3. 200 ftSharp right onto East Head Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southwest Line Road, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miPass Frogfoot Brook Reservoir.
  8. 0.3 miPass Frogfoot Brook Reservoir.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tihonet Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miPass Tihonet Pond.
  13. 0.7 miReach Tihonet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left onto Sasemine Way, heading NE.
  19. 1.2 miTurn left onto East Head Loop, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 77°F71°
Precip64%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 42% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 20% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 82°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 16%
Sat 93°71° 37%
Sun 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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