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Hale Education

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.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 292 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20978, -71.23601
Nearest town Westwood, MA
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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 Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miPass South Beach.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miPass Powissett Beach.
  13. 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
  14. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  15. 50 ftPass Noanet Pond.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftPass Powissett Pond.
  20. 250 ftPass North Beach.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miPass North Beach.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftPass Cat Rock.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 250 ftReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  45. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  46. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  47. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  49. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  50. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftArrive 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/cat-rock-north-beach-out-back-12-beaches-9-km-0ba6

Trail surface

65% dirt4% paved31% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 89°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 96°67° 15%
Mon 94°71° 16%

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