Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
4.7 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Dover, MA. The route passes Lower Mill Pond, Upper Mill Pond, Shapiro Beach and 7 more before reaching Oak Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Oak Hill–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches
4.7 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 48 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Mill Pond.
- 450 ftPass Upper Mill Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peabody Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Powissett Beach.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Powissett Pond.
- 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 250 ftPass South Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Noanet Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Peabody Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lower Mill Pond–Upper Mill Pond, 3 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Noanet Peak–Lower Mill Pond, 5 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 4.9 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Nimrod's Rock–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 5.1 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Cat Rock–Noanet Pond, 10 beaches 5.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Dover Conservation Land–Noanet Pond, 9 beaches 6.5 mi · ▲ 438 ft
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