Goatherd Rock–Bog Trail, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Goatherd Rock–Bog Trail, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Hawley Bog Preserve near Hawley, MA. The route reaches Goatherd Rock. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Goatherd Rock–Bog Trail, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,690–1,906 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bog Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Notch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Kiln Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Goatherd's Quest, heading N.
- 1.8 miPass Goatherd Rock.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bog Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Hawley Bog Trail Trailhead
- Vietnam via Hunt Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Hunt Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Hunt Road 3 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Goatherd Rock–Bog Trail, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 319 ft
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