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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 345 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59294, -71.54313
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Elevation 274–345 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.59294, -71.54313

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chestnut-oak-loop-trail-out-back-4-km-f39a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.

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