Willowdale State Forest

FernFoot & Slope Side via Turtle Hill

5 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 53 min

FernFoot & Slope Side via Turtle Hill is a 5-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 246 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65961, -70.88671
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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FernFoot & Slope Side via Turtle Hill

5 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 34–245 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.65961, -70.88671

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Displacement, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Three Bridges, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Slope Side, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bull Brook Path, heading W.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chevette, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fake Displacement, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Turtle Hill, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto FernFoot, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Hill, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Boo, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Burnmdown, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Avalanche, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% dirt1% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.5″ 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° 28%
Fri 96°73° 30%
Sat 95°69° 47%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

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