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Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Burkville, MA. It climbs 1,580 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48599, -72.74538
Nearest town Burkville, MA
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Hen Hawk Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.48599, -72.74538

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1.9 miBear left onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hen-hawk-trail-out-back-20-km-8dd8

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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