Hen Hawk Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Hen Hawk Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. It climbs 2,213 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.46701, -72.68749
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA
Directions
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Hen Hawk Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 781–1,354 ft
Out & Back · Conway State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 42.46701, -72.68749
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading S.
- 2.2 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 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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 surface
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Cricket Hill Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 934 ft
- Hen Hawk Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 1,961 ft
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