1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
3. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
4. 0.1 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
6. 500 ftPass Cliff Pond.
7. 50 ftPass Flax Pond.
8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
10. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
14. 0.1 miPass Little Cliff Pond.
15. 0.3 miPass Higgin's Pond.
16. 50 ftPass Little Cliff Pond.
17. 100 ftBear right onto Higgin's Pond Trail, heading SE.
18. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
19. 0.3 miPass Eel Pond.
20. 200 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
21. 100 ftReach Cliff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
22. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
23. 0.2 miBear left onto Little Cliff Pond Trail, heading NW.
24. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
25. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
26. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
29. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
30. 50 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-15-lakes-5-km-99de