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Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Chartley Pond–Trailers, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Chartley Pond–Trailers, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. The route passes Trailers before reaching Chartley Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 167 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dead Man's Path 41.99121, -71.27215
Nearest town Robinsonville, MA
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Chartley Pond–Trailers, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 107–168 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Dead Man's Path · 41.99121, -71.27215

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Dead Man's Path, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miTurn left onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Flooded Trail, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftSharp right onto Town Line Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Trailers.
  11. 50 ftReach Chartley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Flooded Trail, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading NW.
  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 left onto Dead Man's Path, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gs-place-out-back-11-km-0409

Trail surface

60% gravel25% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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