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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Fireroad

4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Fireroad is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 390 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fireroad 42.57829, -71.52325
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Fireroad

4.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 257–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Fireroad · 42.57829, -71.52325

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

  1. Start on Fireroad, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading E.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fireroad, heading SE.
  24. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fireroad-out-back-8-km-06dd

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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