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.
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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