Rafe Pond & Nickerson State Park Beach via Silas Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 50 min
Rafe Pond & Nickerson State Park Beach via Silas Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Orleans, MA. The route passes Nickerson State Park Beach before reaching Rafe Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rafe Pond & Nickerson State Park Beach via Silas Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 50 min
Elevation 32–127 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: Silas Road · 41.74887, -70.01220
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Silas Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Rafe Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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