Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Outer Loop Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Outer Loop Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 115–163 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 41.98713, -71.28054
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Outer Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.3 miArrive 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 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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