Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Back-of-the-Hill Trail & Outer Loop Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Back-of-the-Hill Trail & Outer Loop Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Chartley, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Back-of-the-Hill Trail & Outer Loop Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 108–134 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: Overgrown Trail · 41.95150, -71.23864
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start on Overgrown Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Flooded Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Back-of-the-Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flooded Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Overgrown Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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