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Willowdale State Forest

Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Rooty Plain, MA. The route passes Hood Pond Community Beach and Hood Pond. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 112 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.68859, -70.95899
Nearest town Rooty Plain, MA
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Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 50–113 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 42.68859, -70.95899

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miPass Hood Pond Community Beach.
  7. 50 ftPass Hood Pond.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stinger, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto AAA, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Willowdale Road West, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miReach Hood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto AAA, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Willowdale Road West, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Hennigar's Pass, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading SE.
  25. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.9 miBear right onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hood-pond-out-back-10-km-71b6

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.4″ 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°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 11 min before dark.

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