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Conway State Forest

Cricket Hill Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Cricket Hill Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. It climbs 1,064 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46638, -72.68343
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
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Cricket Hill Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 778–1,180 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.46638, -72.68343

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 49° · precip 79% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cricket-hill-road-out-back-11-km-3e1c

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F49°
Precip79%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 48% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 60% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 72% rain6 PM: 57% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 61°50°
Tue 58°41°
Wed 62°39°
Thu 63°37° 16%
Fri 66°44° 29%
Sat 60°49° 30%

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