Hood Pond Hoofit
6.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Hood Pond Hoofit is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hood Pond Hoofit
6.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 27–183 ft
Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest
Trailhead: 42.67508, -70.93702
Weather Sep 23: Fog, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 3.2 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 5.9 mi · out & back · via Hood Pond Hoofit
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Hood Pond Hoofit
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