1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
6. 450 ftPass Flax Pond.
7. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flax Pond Path, heading SW.
11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
13. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
14. 0.2 miPass Cliff Pond.
15. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading S.
17. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Area 4 Loop Road, heading SW.
20. 0.1 miReach Cliff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading W.
23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
24. 50 ftTurn right onto Flax Pond Path, heading N.
25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
27. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
30. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cliff-pond-flax-pond-out-back-17-beaches-6-km-1e13