Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 34 min
G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. The route reaches G's Place at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 108–168 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 41.99489, -71.26998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flooded Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Town Line Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach G's Place, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Flooded Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Dead Man's Path 6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Chartley Pond 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Outer Loop Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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