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Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach, Grassy Nook Pond, Cliff Pond and 5 more before reaching Nickerson State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 374 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 138 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73708, -70.02268
Nearest town South Orleans, MA

Directions

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Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond, 4 lakes

5.2 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 26–139 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson State Park

Trailhead: 41.73708, -70.02268

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Recreation Path, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Silas Road, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  8. 300 ftPass Grassy Nook Pond.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miPass Cliff Pond.
  11. 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  15. 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miPass Deer Park Hill.
  23. 400 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Deer Park Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftReach Deer Park Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftTurn right onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 500 ftTurn right onto Silas Road, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right onto Recreation Path, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

23% dirt19% paved58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed 81°67° 19%
Thu 86°72°
Fri 88°73°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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