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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Hen Hawk Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,360 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48818, -72.70576
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48818, -72.70576

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 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-18-km-753d

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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