Third Iron Co. Pond–Hale Reservation Beach, 4 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Third Iron Co. Pond–Hale Reservation Beach, 4 beaches is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Noanet Woodlands near Charles River Village, MA. The route passes Powissett Beach, Shapiro Beach and Hale Reservation Beach before reaching Third Iron Co. Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Third Iron Co. Pond–Hale Reservation Beach, 4 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 203–341 ft
Out & Back · Noanet Woodlands
Trailhead: 42.24224, -71.24899
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.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Powissett Beach.
- 50 ftPass Shapiro Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hale Reservation Beach.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Third Iron Co. Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peabody Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Third Iron Co. Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Blaze Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 10 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Upper Mill Pond & Third Iron Co. Pond via Peabody Loop 2 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Storrow Pond & North Beach 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Yellow Blaze Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Powissett Peak & Shapiro Beach via Yellow Blaze Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Powissett Pond–South Beach, 5 beaches 2.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Powissett Peak–Powissett Pond, 5 beaches 2.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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