North Beach & Powerglide
1.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 43 min
North Beach & Powerglide is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Needham Junction, MA. The route reaches North Beach. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Beach & Powerglide
1.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 43 min
Elevation 163–312 ft
Out & Back · Hale Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24852, -71.23741
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Powerglide, heading E.
- 50 ftPass North Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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