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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 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 171 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64737, -70.89240
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 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 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willowdale-road-west-out-back-7-km-4f3d

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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 — 5 min before dark.

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