Bull Brook Path–Stomper, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Bull Brook Path–Stomper, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bull Brook Path–Stomper, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 27–172 ft
Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest
Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Turtle Hill, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Stomper, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Hill, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Boo, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Turtle Hill, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Chevette, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bull Brook Path, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Stomper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chevette, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fake Displacement, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Turtle Hill, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Boo, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Turtle Hill, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Turtle Hill, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Root Canal, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Skull Face Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Willowdale Road West 2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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