Rafe Pond via Silas Road
2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 43 min
Rafe Pond via Silas Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route reaches Rafe Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rafe Pond via Silas Road
2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 43 min
Elevation 32–115 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: 41.73708, -70.02268
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Recreation Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Silas Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Rafe Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Recreation Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:27 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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