Root Canal & Snake
2.4 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 50 min
Root Canal & Snake is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Root Canal & Snake
2.4 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 50 min
Elevation 27–76 ft
Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest
Trailhead: 42.65337, -70.90656
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Snake, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Root Canal, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Snake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Snake, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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