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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,259 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48887, -72.71103
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48887, -72.71103

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.9 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.9 miBear left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 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/grass-hill-road-out-back-23-km-8105

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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