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Noanet Woodlands

Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 7 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 7 beaches is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Noanet Woodlands near Dover, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond, Lower Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 3 more before reaching North Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 345 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.23373, -71.27367
Nearest town Dover, MA
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Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 7 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 178–346 ft

Out & Back · Noanet Woodlands

Trailhead: 42.23373, -71.27367

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Upper Mill Pond.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Noanet Park Trail, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Peabody Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miPass Shapiro Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftPass Powissett Beach.
  12. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miPass Storrow Pond.
  15. 0.3 miPass North Beach.
  16. 300 ftReach Lower Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Noanet Park Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 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/lower-mill-pond-lower-mill-pond-out-back-6-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
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 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°71° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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