Hen Hawk Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,510 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hen Hawk Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 821–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Conway State Forest
Trailhead: 42.48887, -72.71103
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.9 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 miBear left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 (~115 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 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
- 10.3 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
More from this trailhead
- Hen Hawk Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft
- Cricket Hill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Cricket Hill Road 3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
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