Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,431 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47856, -72.70076
Nearest town Burkville, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.47856, -72.70076

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 48° · precip 80% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 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. 150 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 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 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

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F48°
Precip80%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity95%
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: 34% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 61°50°
Tue 58°41°
Wed 62°39°
Thu 63°37° 16%
Fri 66°44° 29%
Sat 60°49° 30%

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