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Willowdale State Forest

Turner Hill–Hood Pond, 8 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Turner Hill–Hood Pond, 8 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Rooty Plain, MA. The route passes Hood Pond Community Beach and Hood Pond before reaching Turner Hill at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 312 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 259 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.68859, -70.95899
Nearest town Rooty Plain, MA
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Turner Hill–Hood Pond, 8 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 44–259 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 42.68859, -70.95899

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miPass Hood Pond Community Beach.
  7. 50 ftPass Hood Pond.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stinger, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Root Canal, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Burnmdown, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Avalanche, heading S.
  23. 450 ftReach Turner Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto Burnmdown, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Displacement, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stomper, heading W.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading W.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear left onto Hennigar's Pass, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading NW.
  35. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.9 miBear right onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading NW.
  41. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  42. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/turner-hill-out-back-20-km-a543

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.4″ 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°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 11 min before dark.

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