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Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Outer Loop Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Outer Loop Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Chartley, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 131 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Back-of-the-Hill Trail 41.95138, -71.24523
Nearest town Chartley, MA
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Outer Loop Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 110–132 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: Back-of-the-Hill Trail · 41.95138, -71.24523

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Outer Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/outer-loop-trail-out-back-5-km-ced7

Trail surface

70% gravel30% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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