Fireroad
3.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Fireroad is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fireroad
3.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 257–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Fireroad · 42.57829, -71.52325
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fireroad, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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