Noanet Woods - December 9, 2023

Noanet Peak

It has been a while since I have been out on a hike, and I didn’t see any paddling trips today, so I decided to join Papa Joe and the crew at Noanet Woods in Dover, MA.

Noanet Woods has 17 miles of trails adjacent to the Hale Reserve. We started our hike at the Powissett Street entrance and hiked into the Hale Reserve. From there, we hiked over to the Mill Ponds to check out the old mill site and dam. Then, we hiked up to the Noanet Peak to check out the view of Boston before heading back to the cars.

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Noanet Woodlands – January 8, 2022

Iron Mill Pond 

With Friday’s snow I knew that I wanted to get out somewhere this weekend. I didn’t see any paddling trips, so a Papa Joe hike it would be. This weekend’s hike was at Noanet Woods.

I had done this trip several times before, and it is a nice hike. In 1923, Amelia Peabody purchased Powissett Farm in Dover, and over the next six decades acquired hundreds of acres of nearby open space, including the Noanet Woodlands. I remember going to Powissett Farm as a kid to buy pigs. Now Powissett Farm is also Trustees of Reservations property.

The crew at Noanet Peak

Noanet Woods has 17 miles of trails adjacent to the Hale Reservation. On this trip we stayed in Noanet Woods and hiked in a clockwise direction on the Peabody and Noanet Peak Trails to Noanet Peak (with its view of the Boston skyline) and the Iron Mill Dam before heading back to the cars – about 3.3 miles.

It was 16-degrees when we headed out at 8:30, and 26-degrees when we got back to the cars at 11:00, but it never felt cold. I love the view of Boston from Noanet Peak.

Boston skyline from Noanet Peak

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Noanet Woods - January 23, 2021

That's me!

It has been a while since I have been out on a hike, so I decided to join Papa Joe and the crew at Noanet Woods in Dover, MA.

Noanet Woods has 17 miles of trails adjacent to the Hale Reserve. We started our hike at the Powissett Street entrance, and hiked into the Hale Reserve and the Noanet Pond. From there, we hiked over to the Mill Ponds to check out the old mill site and dam. Then, we hiked up to the Noanet Peak to check out the view of Boston before heading back to the cars.

We had a special guest...

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Noanet Woods – Trustees of Reservations Website

Noanet Woods – Trail Map

Noanet Woods – November 11. 2017

Heading out from Powissett Street

I made the last-minute decision to join Papa Joe on his hike at Noanet Woods in Dover.  

Over the years, Noanet Woods has seen many uses from a Native American hunting ground to the Dover Union Iron Mill that manufactured barrel hoops and nails in the early 1800’s.  In 1923, Amelia Peabody purchased the nearby Powissett Farm, and over the next six decades acquired hundreds of acres of open space, including the Noanet Woods. 

View of Boston from Noanet Peak

Noanet Woods has 17 miles of trails adjacent to the Hale Reserve.  We started our hike at the Powissett Street entrance, and hiked into the Hale Reserve and the Noanet Pond.  From there, we hiked over to the Mill Ponds to check out the old mill site and dam.  Then, we hiked up to the Noanet Peak to check out the view of Boston before heading back to the cars.

We were on the trail by 8:00 and done by 11:00.  Great day.

The crew at the Mill Pond

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Noanet Woods – Trustees of Reservations Website