Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Outer Loop Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Outer Loop Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 115–168 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: Dead Man's Path · 41.99121, -71.27215
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start on Dead Man's Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dead Man's Path, heading NW.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dead Man's Path 6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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