Best hikes in Hale Reservation

Ambleway maps 10 hikes in Hale Reservation, from a 1.5-mile walk to a 5.3-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Powissett Pond–Lower Mill Pond, 7 beaches. The biggest climb is Noanet Peak–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches, gaining 553 ft, and the network tops out at 389 ft.

• Cat Rock–Noanet Pond Loop, 5 beaches 1.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
• Noanet Pond–Powissett Pond, 7 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
• North Beach & Powerglide 1.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
• Powissett Pond–Lower Mill Pond, 7 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 262 ft
• Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
• Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 8 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft
• Dover Conservation Land–Noanet Pond, 6 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
• Storrow Pond–Sawmill Pond, 5 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
• Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 454 ft
• Noanet Peak–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 5.3 mi · ▲ 553 ft