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Willowdale State Forest

Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 3 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.6-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 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 112 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.68859, -70.95899
Nearest town Rooty Plain, MA
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Hood Pond–Hood Pond Community Beach, 3 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 65–113 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 NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miPass Hood Pond Community Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Hood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftArrive 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-out-back-6-km-5543

Trail surface

17% dirt83% 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 (~5 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 11 min before dark.

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