Noanet Peak–Lower Mill Pond, 5 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 50 min
Noanet Peak–Lower Mill Pond, 5 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Noanet Woodlands near Dover, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond, Upper Mill Pond, Noanet Peak and Third Iron Co. Pond before reaching Sawmill Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 319 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Noanet Peak–Lower Mill Pond, 5 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 50 min
Elevation 136–377 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
- 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.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Noanet Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Noanet Peak.
- 50 ftPass Third Iron Co. Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Sawmill Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Larabee Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Noanet Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Noanet Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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