Hen Hawk Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Hen Hawk Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,868 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hen Hawk Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,868 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 821–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Conway State Forest
Trailhead: 42.48599, -72.74538
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear 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 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2.4 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.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 10 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
- 10.3 mi · out & back · via Hen Hawk Trail
More from this trailhead
- Hen Hawk Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,831 ft
- Cricket Hill Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 762 ft
- Cricket Hill Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 791 ft
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