Baker Pond–Nickerson State Park Beach, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Baker Pond–Nickerson State Park Beach, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach and Baker Pond before reaching Vesper Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Baker Pond–Nickerson State Park Beach, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Elevation 40–135 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76502, -70.00879
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Vesper Pond.
- 150 ftReach Baker Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive 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 (~6 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 7 min before dark.
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