Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Anaconda & Copperhead

3.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Anaconda & Copperhead is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 390 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heronry Trail 42.58083, -71.53143
Nearest town Willows, MA

Directions

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Anaconda & Copperhead

3.1 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 228–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Heronry Trail · 42.58083, -71.53143

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heronry Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Anaconda, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Fireroad, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fireroad, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Heronry Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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