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Hale Reservation

Storrow Pond–North Beach, 6 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Storrow Pond–North Beach, 6 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Westwood, MA. The route passes Powissett Beach, Shapiro Beach, North Beach and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 276 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Blaze Trail 42.23653, -71.24270
Nearest town Westwood, MA
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Storrow Pond–North Beach, 6 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 207–276 ft

Out & Back · Hale Reservation

Trailhead: Yellow Blaze Trail · 42.23653, -71.24270

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Powissett Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass North Beach.
  5. 50 ftPass South Beach.
  6. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miPass Storrow Pond.
  11. 0.3 miReach Storrow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 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/storrow-pond-storrow-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 1″ 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 84°64°
Thu 89°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°71° 16%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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Hikes near Westwood, Massachusetts