Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Pond 11 & Outer Loop Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Pond 11 & Outer Loop Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve near Attleboro Falls, MA. The route reaches Pond 11. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pond 11 & Outer Loop Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 115–163 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 41.98229, -71.28652
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftPass Pond 11.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Pond 11, 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 N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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