Nickerson State Park

Nickerson State Park Beach–Deer Park Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Nickerson State Park Beach–Deer Park Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near East Brewster, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach and Nickerson State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 138 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75963, -70.04545
Nearest town East Brewster, MA

Directions

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Nickerson State Park Beach–Deer Park Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 41 min

Elevation 96–137 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson State Park

Trailhead: 41.75963, -70.04545

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ober Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Deer Park Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftReach Nickerson State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Ober Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 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

50% paved20% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed 80°67°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 88°73°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 1 min before dark.

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