Bradley Palmer State Park

Willowdale Road West

2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 59 min

Willowdale Road West is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Willowdale Road West

2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 59 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: 42.64963, -70.89119

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 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. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto The Head, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 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 surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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°62°
Thu 89°71° 26%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 94°69° 46%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 4 min before dark.

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