Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Dead Man's Path

6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Dead Man's Path is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 167 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dead Man's Path 41.99121, -71.27215
Nearest town Robinsonville, MA

Directions

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Dead Man's Path

6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 110–168 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Dead Man's Path · 41.99121, -71.27215

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Dead Man's Path, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 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

71% gravel29% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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