Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Outer Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Outer Loop Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Robinsonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 115–168 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 41.99489, -71.26998
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear 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 SW.
- 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 E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dead Man's Path 6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- G's Place & Back-of-the-Hill Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Chartley Pond 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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