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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,682 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,682 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,355 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47856, -72.70076
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,682 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 821–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.47856, -72.70076

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-fd7e

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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