Conway State Forest

Grass Hill Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Grass Hill Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. It climbs 2,071 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47734, -72.69074
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA

Directions

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Grass Hill Road

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.47734, -72.69074

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 48° · precip 80% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

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

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Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F48°
Precip80%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 60% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 47% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 70% rain6 PM: 54% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 62°50°
Tue 58°42°
Wed 62°40°
Thu 64°37° 16%
Fri 66°44° 29%
Sat 60°50° 30%

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