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Old Harbor Reservation

Carson Beach–Pleasure Bay Beach, 4 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Carson Beach–Pleasure Bay Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Old Harbor Reservation near South Boston, MA. The route passes Carson Beach, L Street Beach and Pleasure Bay Beach before reaching Old Harbor Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32204, -71.05043
Nearest town South Boston, MA
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Carson Beach–Pleasure Bay Beach, 4 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation -1–17 ft

Out & Back · Old Harbor Reservation

Trailhead: 42.32204, -71.05043

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: JFK/UMass stop 181 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftPass Carson Beach.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boston HarborWalk, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miPass L Street Beach.
  7. 0.9 miPass Pleasure Bay Beach.
  8. 0.7 miPass Old Harbor Reservation Beach.
  9. 50 ftReach Carson Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 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/carson-beach-l-street-beach-out-back-4-beaches

Trail surface

83% paved17% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 87°63°
Thu 87°72° 25%
Fri 89°73° 28%
Sat 89°71° 39%
Sun 84°70°
Mon 91°76° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: JFK/UMass stop 181 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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