Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Chestnut Oak Loop Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 258–343 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.60977, -71.53972
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
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