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Willowdale State Forest

Turtle Hill

4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Turtle Hill is a 4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 279 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 259 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66013, -70.89499
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Turtle Hill

4 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 45–259 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66013, -70.89499

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boo, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Turtle Hill, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Displacement, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Burnmdown, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Avalanche, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 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-out-back-7-km-f697

Trail surface

35% dirt65% 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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