Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,753 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,753 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 1,355 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.50614, -72.70821
Nearest town Burkville, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,753 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 670–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.50614, -72.70821

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftSharp left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.9 miBear left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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