Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 1-mile loop in Nickerson State Park near South Brewster, MA. The route passes Cliff Pond, Nickerson State Park Beach and Deer Park Hill. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 138 ft1.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cliff Pond Trail 41.75594, -70.03076
Nearest town South Brewster, MA
Directions
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Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond Loop, 5 sights
1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 24 min
Elevation 26–139 ft
Loop · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: Cliff Pond Trail · 41.75594, -70.03076
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
- Start on Cliff Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Cliff Pond.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Deer Park Hill.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Deer Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nook Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
49% paved6% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
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°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
88°72°
Sat
88°70°
Sun
86°69°
Mon
89°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cahoon Pond–Ruth Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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