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.
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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 Aug 4: Drizzle, high 78°F / low 72° · precip 59% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Blaney's Pond.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto South Main Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Crescent Beach.
- 500 ftTurn right onto North Main Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miPass Silver Beach.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miPass Mary's Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Main Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Mary's Lake via Main Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Mount Surat–Mary's Lake, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits 6.8 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 5 summits 7 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- West End Pond–Crescent Beach Loop, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 495 ft
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