Cliff Pond–Little Cliff Pond, 5 lakes is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Cliff Pond, Little Cliff Pond, Nickerson State Park Beach and 4 more before reaching Cahoon Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 118 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Cliff Pond Trail 41.76048, -70.01851
Nearest town South Orleans, MA
Directions
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Cliff Pond–Little Cliff Pond, 5 lakes
6.8 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 25–118 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: Little Cliff Pond Trail · 41.76048, -70.01851
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cliff Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Cliff Pond.
- 50 ftPass Little Cliff Pond.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Ruth Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Silas Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Cahoon Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach Cliff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.2 mi · out & back · via Flax Pond Path
- 2 mi · out & back · via Cliff Pond Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Flax Pond Path
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Little Cliff Pond Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Flax Pond Path
- 3 mi · out & back · via Higgin's Pond Trail
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Cliff Pond Trail
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Deer Park Trail
More from Little Cliff Pond Trail Trailhead
- Harwich Conservation Trust Conservation Restriction–Cliff Pond, 6 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Cliff Pond–Little Cliff Pond, 4 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft
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