Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Chartley Pond
7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Chartley Pond is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. The route reaches Chartley Pond at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chartley Pond
7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 105–168 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 41.99489, -71.26998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.7 miReach Chartley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 2.6 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Dead Man's Path 6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Outer Loop Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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