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Ronchetti Conservation Area

Birchwood Hills–Holden Road Conservation Area, 4 groves

2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 56 min

Birchwood Hills–Holden Road Conservation Area, 4 groves is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ronchetti Conservation Area near Shirley Center, MA. The route passes Birchwood Hills and Holden Road Conservation Area. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 423 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robbs Hill Ridge Trail 42.56072, -71.67774
Nearest town Shirley Center, MA
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Birchwood Hills–Holden Road Conservation Area, 4 groves

2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 56 min

Elevation 316–424 ft

Out & Back · Ronchetti Conservation Area

Trailhead: Robbs Hill Ridge Trail · 42.56072, -71.67774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Robbs Hill Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Robbs Hill Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Holden Trust Eastern Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ronchetti to Holden Trust and Robbs Hill, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Robbs Hill to Ronchetti, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Birchwood Hills.
  8. 50 ftPass Holden Road Conservation Area.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Robbs Hill to Ronchetti Pass North, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Holden Trust Eastern Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Holden Trust Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Holden Trust Connector, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Holden Trust Eastern Trail, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Robbs Hill Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Robbs Hill Ridge Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/birchwood-hills-holden-road-conservation-area-out-back-4-groves

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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