AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hen Hawk Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Searsville, MA. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43176, -72.73518
Nearest town Searsville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 683–1,220 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.43176, -72.73518

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Historic Dam Trail (yellow), heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Historic Dam Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  15. 0.2 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/hen-hawk-trail-out-back-10-km-2826

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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