Conway State Forest

Cricket Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Cricket Hill Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 791 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48599, -72.74538
Nearest town Burkville, MA

Directions

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Cricket Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 957–1,296 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48599, -72.74538

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:50 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. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading S.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F49°
Feels like47°Precip11%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Wed 60°44°
Thu 65°41°
Fri 59°44° 41%
Sat 60°52° 51%
Sun 62°51° 48%
Mon 64°51° 22%

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