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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Outer Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.0 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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