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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

3.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 184 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66778, -70.92016
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Willowdale Road West

3.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 27–183 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66778, -70.92016

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 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-7-km-8cbb

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F61°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°60°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Sun 70°55°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 78°57°
Wed 67°53° 36%
Thu 73°58° 36%
Fri 70°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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