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Willowdale State Forest

Gravelly Brook Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Gravelly Brook Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 66 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65337, -70.90656
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Gravelly Brook Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 27–66 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.65337, -70.90656

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Gravelly Brook Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 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/gravelly-brook-road-out-back-4-km-bd8b

Trail surface

33% gravel31% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip50%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 30% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 66°54° 67%
Tue 58°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 61°51° 19%
Fri 61°52° 40%
Sat 60°52° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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