Fireroad
3.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Fireroad is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fireroad
3.4 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 260–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Fireroad · 42.57492, -71.52822
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Fireroad, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Fireroad, 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark.
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