AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 855 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47052, -72.70930
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 683–1,194 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.47052, -72.70930

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 2.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 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-18-km-0eb9

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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