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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Willowdale Road West is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 102 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65264, -70.90912
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Willowdale Road West

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 27–101 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.65264, -70.90912

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 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/willowdale-road-west-out-back-4-km-fb17

Trail surface

37% gravel22% dirt4% boardwalk37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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