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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 10 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 10.4 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
More from this trailhead
- Hen Hawk Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft
- Cricket Hill Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft
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