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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chair, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Chair, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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