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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

3.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Willowdale Road West is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66778, -70.92016
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Willowdale Road West

3.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66778, -70.92016

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 4% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading E.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 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-7-km-15dc

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F51°
Precip4%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity66%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Wed 61°49°
Thu 61°47°
Fri 66°44° 59%
Sat 69°52° 69%
Sun 62°55° 69%
Mon 60°53° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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