AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Conway State Forest

Cricket Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Cricket Hill Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 762 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48599, -72.74538
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Cricket Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 957–1,296 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48599, -72.74538

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 54°F / low 47° · precip 80% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading S.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cricket-hill-road-out-back-7-km-4788

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 54°F47°
Precip80%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 18% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 34% rain10 AM: 67% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 46% rain1 PM: 60% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 69% rain6 PM: 54% rain7 PM: 44% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 31% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 61°50°
Tue 57°42°
Wed 61°40°
Thu 63°38° 16%
Fri 66°45° 29%
Sat 59°50° 29%

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