Ruth Pond & Nickerson State Park Beach via Silas Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nickerson State Park near South Brewster, MA. The route passes Ruth Pond and Nickerson State Park Beach before reaching Nickerson State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 118 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72967, -70.04369
Nearest town South Brewster, MA
Directions
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Ruth Pond & Nickerson State Park Beach via Silas Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 32–118 ft
Out & Back · Nickerson State Park
Trailhead: 41.72967, -70.04369
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Silas Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Ruth Pond.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Nook Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Nickerson State Park Beach.
- 50 ftReach Ruth Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Silas Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
87% dirt4% paved9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed
81°67°
19%
Thu
86°72°
Fri
88°73°
Sat
88°70°
Sun
86°69°
Mon
89°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Rafe Pond via Silas Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Grassy Nook Pond–Nickerson State Park Beach, 3 beaches 5.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft
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