Willowdale State Forest

Hood Pond–Gravelly Brook Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Hood Pond–Gravelly Brook Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. The route reaches Hood Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 85 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gravelly Brook Road 42.66206, -70.91916
Nearest town Linebrook, MA

Directions

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Hood Pond–Gravelly Brook Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 50–87 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: Gravelly Brook Road · 42.66206, -70.91916

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Gravelly Brook Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Gate, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Hood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Gate, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravelly Brook Road, heading E.
  14. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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