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Bradley Palmer State Park

Willowdale Road West

3.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64963, -70.89119
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Willowdale Road West

3.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: 42.64963, -70.89119

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 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/willowdale-road-west-out-back-6-km-c807

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F60°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:13 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Sun 71°55°
Mon 80°52°
Tue 78°57°
Wed 67°53° 36%
Thu 73°58° 36%
Fri 70°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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