Willowdale State Forest

Stinger & The Head

6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Stinger & The Head is a 6-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 102 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67159, -70.94535
Nearest town Linebrook, MA

Directions

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Stinger & The Head

6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 41–101 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.67159, -70.94535

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stinger, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Head, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Root Canal, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftReach Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto The Head, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading W.
  26. 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
  27. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.3″ 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° 29%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°69° 48%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°69°

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