Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
5.9 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Charles River Village, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond, Upper Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 7 more before reaching Nimrod's Rock at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
5.9 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 125–365 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
- 200 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Powissett Beach.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftPass Powissett Pond.
- 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass South Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftPass Noanet Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Nimrod's Switchback, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Nimrod's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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