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Bradley Palmer State Park

Willowdale Road West

3.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64737, -70.89240
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Willowdale Road West

3.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  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/willowdale-road-west-out-back-6-km-127d

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip49%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 66°54° 66%
Tue 58°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 61°51° 20%
Fri 61°52° 41%
Sat 60°52° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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