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Noanet Woodlands

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.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 226 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24674, -71.26901
Nearest town Dover, MA
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
  10. 400 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Peabody Loop, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miPass Third Iron Co. Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftReach Lower Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 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/lower-mill-pond-lower-mill-pond-out-back-7-lakes-3-km-58ae

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
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 85°64°
Thu 90°70° 27%
Fri 97°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 96°67°
Mon 95°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.

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