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Willowdale State Forest

Turner Hill–Displacement, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Turner Hill–Displacement, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. The route reaches Turner Hill at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 414 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 259 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64737, -70.89240
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Turner Hill–Displacement, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 27–259 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading N.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Burnmdown, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Avalanche, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftReach Turner Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Burnmdown, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Displacement, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stomper, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/turner-hill-displacement-out-back-4-sights-9-km-5eee

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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