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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Stinger, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Head, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Root Canal, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto The Head, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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