Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,268 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 1,355 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48818, -72.70576
Nearest town Burkville, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

10 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 740–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48818, -72.70576

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 54°F / low 47° · precip 80% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Hen Hawk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 54°F47°
Precip80%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity100%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 63% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 46% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 70% rain6 PM: 54% rain7 PM: 45% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 61°49°
Tue 58°41°
Wed 62°39°
Thu 63°36° 16%
Fri 66°44° 29%
Sat 59°49° 29%

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