Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
6.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Hale Education near Westwood, MA. The route passes South Beach, Powissett Beach, Shapiro Beach and 5 more before reaching Cat Rock at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
6.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 192–291 ft
Out & Back · Hale Education
Trailhead: 42.20978, -71.23601
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass South Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Powissett Beach.
- 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftPass Noanet Pond.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Powissett Pond.
- 250 ftPass North Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass North Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Cat Rock.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 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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- Powissett Peak–Noanet Pond, 8 beaches 5.6 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Noanet Pond–Powissett Pond, 7 beaches 4.7 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Noanet Peak–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 6.4 mi · ▲ 698 ft
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