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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Hen Hawk Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,611 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 17%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 · ▲ 1,611 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 821–1,354 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 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 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-9750

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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