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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear 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 right, heading SE.
- 1 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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