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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,330 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

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

10.3 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 683–1,354 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. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 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-c9e2

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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