Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47052, -72.70930
Nearest town Burkville, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 821–1,220 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. 1.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 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 surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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