Conway State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Grass Hill Road, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Grass Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.7 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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