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

Directions

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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 21: 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 surface

33% gravel31% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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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