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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,582 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48672, -72.70768
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,582 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 821–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48672, -72.70768

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 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-17-km-1b8b

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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