Cahoon Pond via Silas Road
4 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Cahoon Pond via Silas Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route reaches Cahoon Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cahoon Pond via Silas Road
4 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 44–122 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: Recreation Path · 41.73922, -70.02127
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Silas Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Cahoon Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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