Bradley Palmer State Park

Skull Face Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 42 min

Skull Face Loop is a 1.9-mile loop in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 177 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64963, -70.89119
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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Skull Face Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 42 min

Elevation 59–178 ft

Loop · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: 42.64963, -70.89119

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Skull Face, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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° 26%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 94°69° 46%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 3 min before dark.

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