Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 345 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.59638, -71.53704
Nearest town Willows, MA

Directions

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Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 264–343 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: connector · 42.59638, -71.53704

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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