Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale Road West

4.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Willowdale Road West is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 285 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Willowdale Road West

4.4 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 27–172 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.64737, -70.89240

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:45 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. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Nuke Dump, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Nuke Dump, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto The Head, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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