Hen Hawk Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Hen Hawk Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,482 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48846, -72.74196
Nearest town Burkville, MA
Directions
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Hen Hawk Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,482 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 740–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Conway State Forest
Trailhead: 42.48846, -72.74196
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Hen Hawk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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