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Hale Reservation

Storrow Pond–North Beach, 5 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Storrow Pond–North Beach, 5 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Hale Reservation near Dover, MA. The route passes Shapiro Beach, Powissett Beach, Hale Reservation Beach and Storrow Pond before reaching North Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 341 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noanet Woodlands Parking Lot 42.22854, -71.25674
Nearest town Dover, MA
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Storrow Pond–North Beach, 5 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 202–341 ft

Out & Back · Hale Reservation

Trailhead: Noanet Woodlands Parking Lot · 42.22854, -71.25674

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miPass Shapiro Beach.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miPass Powissett Beach.
  12. 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miPass Storrow Pond.
  15. 0.3 miPass North Beach.
  16. 50 ftReach Storrow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
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 84°64°
Thu 89°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 92°70° 36%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°71° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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