Grass Hill & Grass Hill Road
14.9 mi · ▲ 1,981 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Grass Hill & Grass Hill Road is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. The route reaches Grass Hill at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 1,981 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi682 – 1,355 ft15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47856, -72.70076
Nearest town Burkville, MA
Directions
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Grass Hill & Grass Hill Road
14.9 mi · ▲ 1,981 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 683–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Conway State Forest
Trailhead: 42.47856, -72.70076
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Grass Hill Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Grass Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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