Brewster -- Nickerson State Park Short
Walks on Cape Cod
See also our Long
Walk in Nickerson State Park
DCR Map
of Nickerson Park
Cliff Pond
Topo Map
The walk around Cliff Pond is in all the guide books and in the web
sites.
We give you a nice little topographical map to help you circle the pond.
We didn't bother plotting waypoints. The idea is to keep the pond
in
view and walk around either clockwise, or counterclockwise. You
may
start from the end of Flax Pond Road in Nickerson State Park. We
suggest
taking the inland trails, where you can find them, rather that walking
the
beach. Slogging through soft sand can be very tiring. It is
about a
three mile walk.
Nickerson Bike Loop
Topo Map
We were reminded the other day that the bike trail loop in Nickerson
State Park makes an excellent three mile walk at certain times of
the
year, namely, late fall and early spring. And that's because the
leaves
and pine needles make a soft and colorful footing. Nobody can
ride
on the trail because they also make it too slippery for a bicycle.
Follow the ski markers from (001) to (014) and then continue on
the bike trail to (017).
Ruth Pond
Topo Map
Park opposite the Silas Road gate (001) on Nook Road, about 3 miles
from
the main entrance to Nickerson State Park. Walk west briefly to
the woods
road headed north (002), then north to the foot of Little Cliff Pond
(003),
and around the west shore to (004).
Follow the shore of Cliff Pond to (007). Walk along the side of
the hill east
of Grassy Nook Pond to Nook Road (008). Walk up the hill south to
the
Ruth Pond bicycle trail. Walk that, or an adjacent woods road to
(009), then
the bicycle trail to the shore of Ruth Pond (010).
Walk west to the gate to Silas Road (011), then loop around on Silas
Road
past (012), (013), and (014) back to (001). Five miles.
Eel Pond
Topo Map
Park at the end of Flax Pond Road in
Nickerson State Park (001).
Walk east on the trail above Little
Cliff Pond. Just after
the trail comes down to the beach,
look for a foot path
leading east (002). Follow it
to a trail intersection east of Higgins
Pond (003). Walk south on the
woods road and continue as it
meanders west around the
bottom of Eel Pond. Continue to a
woods road leading north
(004); follow that briefly to another leading
west (005). Walk west,
crossing a macadam drive to a camp site, and
continue to the ridge overlooking
Little Cliff Pond (006). Walk south,
west, and north (007) around the
pond to return to start (001). 3.2 miles.
Keeler Pond
Topo Map
To avoid confusion, we will call this walk, "Keeler Pond," instead of
Flax Pond, and avoid duplication with the Flax Pond walk in Dennis.
The walk is a combination of the the outbound and return legs of our
Long Walk in Nickerson
Park. Print out the guide and sketch map
for that walk. The difference is that you will head west on
Higgins
Pond Road to the end of Flax Pond Road, then continue around
the north shore of Cliff Pond.
Walk north up to the trail around Flax Pond, as indicated. If
walking
around the west shore, walk up to the camping area where the pond
bends east. Then continue north to the beginning of Flax Pond
Road,
cross it, and return to the main parking lot. Five miles.
and return
