Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Outer Loop Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Outer Loop Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 167 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98859, -71.26986
Nearest town Robinsonville, MA

Directions

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Outer Loop Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 115–168 ft

Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Trailhead: 41.98859, -71.26986

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach Outer Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

55% gravel45% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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