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7.3 miles
Distance
364 ft
Climb
-438 ft
Descent
00:55:59
Avg time
-75 ft
Altitude change
83 ft
Altitude min
192 ft
Altitude max
192 ft
Altitude start
118 ft
Altitude end
-0.2%
Grade
-21.6%
Grade max
18.6%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
3 miles
Distance flat
00:55:59
Avg time

Pine Barrens Path Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Winter Fat Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Myles Standish State Forest
    Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green Rate
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Global Ranking
    #62335 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #79580 in Hiking
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Land Owner
    Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation

This trail connects the Friends’ Loop to the Charge Pond Loop along the eastern side of the forest. You can also access the trail from the fourth parking pull-off on Cutter Field Road. This path will take you through the globally rare Pine Barrens habitats and past various frost pockets. Look for the Buck Moth, a black, white, and orange species that flies during the day like a butterfly, and birds like the Rufous-sided Towhee and the Pine Warbler.

This eight mile trail runs up the eastern side of the forest. Much of the trail passes through classic pine barrens. It also passes through some tall white pine forests and some areas that were logged in 2015 because of the red pine scale (close to Priscilla Road).

The trail surface is mostly smooth and flowing on solid hard-pack, with intermittent modest sand, roots, rocks and rough. The trail is fairly flat with moderate elevation changes.

The trail is suitable for hikers of all abilities as well as confident novice mountain bikers and above.

source: Friends of Myles Standish State Forest
Access Info

The entire eight miles of the trail from its northern end along the Friends Trail to its southern end at Sasemine Road (off Charge Pond Road) was blazed with blue painted trail markings in 2016 and wooden trail signs were placed along the trail.

Typically, we walk the trail from south to north after leaving a car at the park's Long Pond Road entrance parking lot. Then, driving south along Upper College Pond Road towards Charge Pond, we park at the parking lot along Charge Pond Road. Starting from the bike trail parking lot, we walk a short distance north along Charge Pond Road, and we head east on the dirt Sasemine Road until we find the Pine Barrens Path trail head. (Note: the campground road is closed at the gate from Fearing Pond Road after camping season. Park at the gate and walk in along the road.)
Several miles can be cut from the trail by parking in the fourth parking lot along Cuttersfield Road (easiest way to get there is to follow the signs to Camp Squanto- the trail head is in the fourth parking lot along Cuttersfield Road, the first after the big curve). From Cuttersfield Road, the trail heads north through the wide open fields (the Cutter fields) for about two-thirds of a mile until it hits Webster Springs Road. Then it heads west (left) along Webster Springs Road for about one half of a mile, until it makes a right turn at the trail sign into the forest and heads north.

16 additional trail signs were produced by the DCR in 2016 to make locating the trail heads easier and installation along the Pine Barrens Path is complete. A connection from the Friends Trail is evident on the new map and the entrance has been marked with a sign.

Trail Supporters
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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Dec 22, 2025 @ 11:04am (America/New_York)
Dec 22, 2025
 Running good, bit of overgrowth but ridable
Sep 15, 2025 @ 5:50pm (America/New_York)
Sep 15, 2025
 Fairly grown in at parts.
Sep 19, 2020 @ 5:01am
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May 30, 2020 @ 9:16am
May 30, 2020
 Trees down
Apr 20, 2020 @ 7:48am
Apr 20, 2020
 reporter Large trees down in the first miles of both south and north ends. Everything else in between is clear and rolling well.
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        Directions to pine-barrens-path trailhead (41.884970, -70.636320)

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Pine Barrens Path

        ▼ Where is Pine Barrens Path located?
        Pine Barrens Path is located in Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Myles Standish State Forest trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 41.88497, -70.63632.
        ▼ How hard is Pine Barrens Path?
        Pine Barrens Path is rated as Green difficulty. The physical rating is Easy. The average grade is 0.2%. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Pine Barrens Path?
        Pine Barrens Path has 364 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 438 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 83 ft to 192 ft.
        ▼ Is Pine Barrens Path a point to point trail?
        Pine Barrens Path is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.

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