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Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min

G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. The route reaches G's Place at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 167 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99260, -71.27144
Nearest town Robinsonville, MA
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G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 108–168 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 41.99260, -71.27144

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Dead Man's Path, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 2.3 miTurn left onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Flooded Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Town Line Trail, heading N.
  11. 200 ftReach G's Place, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Flooded Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dead Man's Path, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gs-place-back-of-the-hill-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

63% gravel27% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 92°71° 29%
Fri 96°72° 25%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°68° 21%
Mon 95°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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