Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Chestnut Oak Loop Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chestnut Oak Loop Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 264–343 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.59663, -71.53204
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 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 S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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
- 4.4 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
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