Fireroad
3.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Fireroad is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fireroad
3.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 248–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.58664, -71.53806
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Fireroad, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Fireroad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fireroad 2.5 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Fireroad 2.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Half Moon Pond & Half Moon Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Spectacle Pond & Anaconda 4 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Snake Hill–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft
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