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Mary's Lake–Crescent Beach, 5 beaches is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Naushon Station, MA. The route passes Mary's Lake, Blaney's Pond, Crescent Beach and 2 more. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 164 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50862, -70.71150
Nearest town Naushon Station, MA

Directions

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Mary's Lake–Crescent Beach, 5 beaches

13.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 3–165 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50862, -70.71150

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
  11. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miPass Blaney's Pond.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto South Main Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miPass Crescent Beach.
  23. 500 ftTurn right onto North Main Road, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 1.5 miPass Silver Beach.
  29. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 1.5 miPass Mary's Lake.
  31. 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Road, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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