Noanet Woodlands — Attraction in Dover

One star is one stars too many.

Unfortunately, this location is completely inaccessible for those of us with reactive dogs. Visitors ignore the posted leash laws even though there are signs AND a whole rack of leashes at the entrance as reminders, folks on the trails let their dogs run wild. We saw a good half dozen dogs unleashed with some bounding hundreds of feet ahead of their owners. Even those who saw us huddled off trail clearly trying to divert our dog's attention couldn't be bothered to leash their dogs, even for what would amount to 20 seconds to walk past us. Those with unleashed dogs had poor recall with one dog getting into a near altercation with ours because his owner thought it would be harmless to have him offleash IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT. The owner still refused to leash his dog even though he was clearly in the wrong. Sadly, this seems to be a theme at Trustee properties as we also noticed significant off-leash dogs at World's End in Hingham. I guess paying a $120 annual membership means that the rules don't apply to you. For the rest of us, we'll be avoiding locations like Noanet Woods for the foreseeable future and will be taking our $6 parking...

Noanet Woodlands has many different trails that showcase a variety of wildlife and vegetation. Experiencing each trail will show their different scenery and level of difficulty. While most of the trails could be completed by even the most novice of hiker, the trail “Noanet Peak” has strenuous elevation that will make anyone break a sweat (however you will be rewarded with a great view of the reservation should you choose to travel it). The trails are labeled well and they also make use of natural landmarks that hikers can use to orientate themselves, such as Sawmill Pond or Third Iron Pond. A great walk and interesting landscape make this perfect afternoon hike. Fair warning,...

Great hike and beautiful place for out-of-shape, locked-down humanoids! A lot of dog owners had their pets off leash though, that was annoying. & we love dogs, but it's not fair to those who don't want dog encounters or may be nervous. A border collie mix herded us down a trail for a good 50 yards, barking nastily, & the useless owner was doing that dumb thing of "oh, she's fine, she doesn't mean any harm". Well, that's great, dude, but it's still feckin' rude of you to allow it. First-timers, so we didn't know the rules, we we just didn't say anything. I see that it's a dog-friendly trail in certain areas, and...