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.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 167 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99489, -71.26998
Nearest town Robinsonville, MA

Directions

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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: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 69% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftBear 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 S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Town Line Trail, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftReach G's Place, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Flooded Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Back-of-the-Hill Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 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.

Trail surface

60% gravel31% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F52°
Precip69%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 69% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 65°57° 54%
Tue 60°49° 17%
Wed 62°51°
Thu 64°51° 20%
Fri 61°54° 40%
Sat 55°53° 43%

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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