Bradley Palmer State Park

Skull Face

2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 59 min

Skull Face is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 177 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65337, -70.90656
Nearest town Linebrook, MA

Directions

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Skull Face

2.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 59 min

Elevation 32–178 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Skull Face, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

73% dirt16% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip50%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 30% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 30% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 44% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 66°54° 67%
Tue 58°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 61°51° 19%
Fri 61°52° 40%
Sat 60°52° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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