Turtle Hill
4.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Turtle Hill is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 279 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 246 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66013, -70.89499
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
Directions
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Turtle Hill
4.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 32–245 ft
Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest
Trailhead: 42.66013, -70.89499
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Boo, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Turtle Hill, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Boo, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Turtle Hill, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Displacement, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Burnmdown, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Avalanche, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
89°71°
28%
Fri
96°73°
30%
Sat
95°69°
47%
Sun
95°68°
17%
Mon
95°70°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Displacement 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Displacement 2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Displacement 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Displacement 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Slope Side via Displacement 3.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Randall's Crossing & Turtle Hill 3.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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