Nixon Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 56 min
Nixon Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 253 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 463 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34799, -71.46617
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Nixon Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 56 min
Elevation 325–461 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34799, -71.46617
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Nixon Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Nobscot Hill–Falling Rock Ridge, 5 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 439 ft
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