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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.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 164 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98229, -71.28652
Nearest town Attleboro Falls, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftPass Pond 11.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 2.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 500 ftBear left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Pond 11, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Inner Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pond-11-outer-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

69% gravel28% dirt3% sand

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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