Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 3 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 42 min
Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 3 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Noanet Woodlands near Dover, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond and Upper Mill Pond before reaching Third Iron Co. Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 3 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 42 min
Elevation 136–225 ft
Out & Back · Noanet Woodlands
Trailhead: 42.24674, -71.26901
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 49° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
- 400 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Peabody Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Third Iron Co. Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Lower Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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