Little Cliff Pond–Higgin's Pond, 4 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Little Cliff Pond–Higgin's Pond, 4 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach, Little Cliff Pond and Eel Pond before reaching Higgin's Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Cliff Pond–Higgin's Pond, 4 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 23–126 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: 41.73759, -70.02459
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Silas Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Little Cliff Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Little Cliff Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Eel Pond.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Higgin's Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Higgin's Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Little Cliff Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Little Cliff Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silas Road, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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