The Head
2.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 4 min
The Head is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Head
2.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 27–172 ft
Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park
Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto The Head, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach The Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Moon Hill & Bay Circuit Trail Loop 1.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Skull Face Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Willowdale Road West 2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Willowdale Road West 2.6 mi · ▲ 201 ft
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