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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gravelly Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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