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Willowdale State Forest

Randall's Crossing & Turtle Hill

3.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Randall's Crossing & Turtle Hill is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 115 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66013, -70.89499
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Randall's Crossing & Turtle Hill

3.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 32–115 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66013, -70.89499

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Displacement, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Fake Displacement, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Turtle Hill, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Randall's Crossing, heading N.
  8. 400 ftReach Randall's Crossing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Hill, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Displacement, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.6 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/randalls-crossing-turtle-hill-out-back-6-km-5383

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.5″ 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° 28%
Fri 96°73° 30%
Sat 95°69° 47%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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