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Willowdale State Forest

Hood Pond Hoofit

4.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Hood Pond Hoofit is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 102 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67613, -70.93529
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Hood Pond Hoofit

4.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 50–102 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.67613, -70.93529

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Green Gate, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gravelly Brook Road, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Gate, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading NW.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 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/hood-pond-hoofit-out-back-8-km-b705

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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