Grassy Nook Pond–Rafe Pond, 4 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Brewster, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach, Ruth Pond and Grassy Nook Pond before reaching Rafe Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 102 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75462, -70.03169
Nearest town South Brewster, MA
Directions
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Grassy Nook Pond–Rafe Pond, 4 lakes
3 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 32–101 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: 41.75462, -70.03169
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nook Road Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ruth Pond.
- 0.6 miPass Grassy Nook Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Silas Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Rafe Pond.
- 150 ftReach Grassy Nook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nook Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
42% paved23% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°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°
17%
Thu
86°72°
Fri
88°73°
Sat
88°71°
Sun
86°69°
Mon
89°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Deer Park Hill–Cliff Pond Loop, 5 sights 1 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Cahoon Pond–Ruth Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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