Hale Reservation

Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Dover, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond, Upper Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 7 more before reaching Nimrod's Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 501 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 364 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24674, -71.26901
Nearest town Dover, MA

Directions

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Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 136–365 ft

Out & Back · Hale Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24674, -71.26901

Weather Aug 4: 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. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 350 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miPass Shapiro Beach.
  21. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miPass Powissett Beach.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 200 ftPass Powissett Pond.
  27. 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
  28. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  29. 250 ftPass South Beach.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 100 ftPass Noanet Pond.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 100 ftSharp right onto Nimrod's Switchback, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftReach Nimrod's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  46. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  48. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  50. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  54. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  58. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  59. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading E.
  60. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  61. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  63. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  64. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  65. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  66. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  67. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading W.
  68. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  69. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  70. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  71. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  72. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  73. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  74. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  75. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  76. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  77. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  78. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  79. 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 surface

71% dirt9% paved1% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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 8:18 PM — 16 min before dark.

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