Hood Pond Hoofit
6.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Hood Pond Hoofit is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 285 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hood Pond Hoofit
6.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 27–172 ft
Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest
Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blueberry Hill & Bay Circuit Trail Loop 1.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Moon Hill & Bay Circuit Trail Loop 1.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Skull Face Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Willowdale Road West 2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Willowdale Road West 2.6 mi · ▲ 201 ft
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