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Myles Standish State Forest

Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Myles Standish State Forest near South Pond, MA. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 197 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Federal Pond Road 41.86915, -70.66803
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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Federal Pond Road & Shoestring Road via West Line Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 95–199 ft

Out & Back · Myles Standish State Forest

Trailhead: Federal Pond Road · 41.86915, -70.66803

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoestring Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Federal Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Line Road, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto East Beeme Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Federal Pond Road, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/college-pond-out-back-11-km-b95d

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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