Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 46 min
Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Charles River Village, MA. The route passes Shapiro Beach before reaching Powissett Peak at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 46 min
Elevation 228–389 ft
Out & Back · Hale Reservation
Trailhead: 42.24425, -71.25110
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Powissett Patio, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Powissett Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 10 min before dark.
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