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Hale Reservation

Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 10 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 10 beaches is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Dover, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond, Upper Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 10 more before reaching Cat Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 364 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24825, -71.26958
Nearest town Dover, MA
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Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 10 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 136–365 ft

Out & Back · Hale Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24825, -71.26958

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 SE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miPass Shapiro Beach.
  23. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miPass Powissett Beach.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 200 ftPass Powissett Pond.
  29. 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
  30. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  31. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftPass South Beach.
  33. 50 ftPass Powissett Beach.
  34. 300 ftPass Noanet Pond.
  35. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftPass North Beach.
  39. 150 ftTurn right onto Carby Street, heading E.
  40. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.2 miPass North Beach.
  45. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  48. 250 ftPass Cat Rock.
  49. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 250 ftReach Cat Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  52. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  53. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  54. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  57. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  59. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  60. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  61. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  63. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  64. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  65. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NW.
  66. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  67. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  69. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  70. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  71. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  72. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  73. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading S.
  74. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  75. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  76. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  77. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  78. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  79. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  80. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  81. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  82. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  83. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  84. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  85. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  86. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  87. 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/noanet-pond-powissett-pond-out-back-16-beaches-8-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark.

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