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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

3.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 105 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65337, -70.90656
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Willowdale Road West

3.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 27–105 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.65337, -70.90656

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Nuke Dump, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto The Head, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willowdale-road-west-out-back-5-km-0e14

Trail surface

23% gravel14% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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