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Hale Reservation

Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches

5.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Charles River Village, MA. The route passes Upper Mill Pond, Lower Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 7 more before reaching Oak Hill at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 425 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 364 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25063, -71.26480
Nearest town Charles River Village, MA
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Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches

5.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 113–365 ft

Out & Back · Hale Reservation

Trailhead: 42.25063, -71.26480

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Upper Mill Pond.
  7. 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miPass Shapiro Beach.
  15. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miPass Powissett Beach.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftPass Powissett Pond.
  21. 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
  22. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftPass South Beach.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 200 ftPass Noanet Pond.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  35. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 450 ftReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  49. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  52. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  54. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  55. 0.1 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading W.
  56. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  59. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  60. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  61. 0.2 miArrive 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/oak-hill-lower-mill-pond-out-back-15-beaches-10-km

Trail surface

64% dirt8% paved1% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
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°68°
Mon 95°72° 16%

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