Fireroad & Rocky Hill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Fireroad & Rocky Hill Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fireroad & Rocky Hill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 248–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Off Westford Road · 42.57177, -71.53279
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 on Off Westford Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fireroad, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Rocky Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Rocky Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Off Westford Road, heading S.
- 0.5 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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