Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach, Cliff Pond, Grassy Nook Pond and 5 more before reaching Nickerson State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 138 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Area 6 Loop Road 41.75194, -70.01570
Nearest town South Orleans, MA
Directions
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Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond, 4 lakes
3.7 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 26–139 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: Area 6 Loop Road · 41.75194, -70.01570
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Area 6 Loop Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Cliff Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Grassy Nook Pond.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Deer Park Hill.
- 450 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 100 ftBear left onto Deer Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Deer Park Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Cliff Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Area 6 Loop Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
26% paved74% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.7″ 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°
17%
Thu
86°72°
Fri
88°72°
Sat
88°70°
Sun
86°69°
Mon
89°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Area 6 Loop Road Trailhead
- Grassy Nook Pond–Ruth Pond, 3 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Little Cliff Pond–Rafe Pond, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Cahoon Pond–Grassy Nook Pond, 4 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Cahoon Pond–Grassy Nook Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Little Cliff Pond–Cahoon Pond, 3 lakes 5.4 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Cliff Pond–Flax Pond, 10 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 317 ft
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