Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Chartley Pond & Outer Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Chartley Pond & Outer Loop Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Attleboro, MA. The route reaches Chartley Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 131 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outer Loop Trail 41.96166, -71.25732
Nearest town Attleboro, MA

Directions

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Chartley Pond & Outer Loop Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 105–130 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Outer Loop Trail · 41.96166, -71.25732

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.4 miReach Chartley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

81% gravel19% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°61°
Thu 92°69° 26%
Fri 97°72° 23%
Sat 93°70° 34%
Sun 95°68° 21%
Mon 96°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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