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Willowdale State Forest

Moon Hill via Hood Pond Hoofit

6.6 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Moon Hill via Hood Pond Hoofit is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. The route reaches Moon Hill at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 190 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

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

6.6 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 27–190 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.67613, -70.93529

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 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. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftReach Moon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moon-hill-out-back-11-km-f982

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.3″ 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°62°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°69° 48%
Sun 95°67° 17%
Mon 94°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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