AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Willowdale State Forest

Chair

3.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Chair is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 184 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66556, -70.91991
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Chair

3.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 27–183 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66556, -70.91991

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Chair, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Chair, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miArrive 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/blueberry-hill-out-back-6-km-6df7

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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