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Willowdale State Forest

Gravelly Brook Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Gravelly Brook Road is a 4.1-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 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64737, -70.89240
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Gravelly Brook Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Gravelly Brook Road, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miReach Gravelly Brook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
  14. 100 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gravelly-brook-road-out-back-7-km-f1be

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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°62°
Thu 89°71° 26%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 94°69° 46%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 5 min before dark.

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