Willowdale State Forest

Snake & The Head via Root Canal

3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Snake & The Head via Root Canal is a 3-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 105 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66556, -70.91991
Nearest town Linebrook, MA

Directions

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Snake & The Head via Root Canal

3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 40–105 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66556, -70.91991

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Chair, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Past, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Carpet Ride, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading S.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Snake, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto The Head, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Willowdale Road West, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Nuke Dump, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chair, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 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

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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