Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 4 beaches
1.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 30 min
Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 4 beaches is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Westwood, MA. The route passes North Beach, Noanet Pond and South Beach before reaching Cat Rock at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 4 beaches
1.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 30 min
Elevation 228–319 ft
Out & Back · Hale Reservation
Trailhead: 42.23821, -71.23835
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 47% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass North Beach.
- 50 ftPass Noanet Pond.
- 450 ftPass South Beach.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Cat Rock.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 8 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft
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