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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

3.4 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 102 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

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

3.4 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 9 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 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 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-1d75

Trail surface

29% gravel23% dirt3% boardwalk45% 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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