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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Anaconda

4.9 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Anaconda is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 390 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Half Moon Road 42.58493, -71.55379
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Anaconda

4.9 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 228–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Half Moon Road · 42.58493, -71.55379

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Anaconda, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Fireroad, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miReach Anaconda, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Anaconda, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/anaconda-out-back-002e

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.

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