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Hawley Bog Preserve

Hunt Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Hunt Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Hawley Bog Preserve near Hawley, MA. It climbs 262 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,765 – 1,906 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawley Bog Trail 42.57951, -72.88973
Nearest town Hawley, MA
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Hunt Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,766–1,906 ft

Out & Back · Hawley Bog Preserve

Trailhead: Hawley Bog Trail · 42.57951, -72.88973

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bog Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading E.
  5. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bog Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/goatherd-rock-out-back-6-km-37d9

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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