Conway State Forest

Hen Hawk Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Conway State Forest near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. It climbs 2,086 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,355 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46638, -72.68343
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,086 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 683–1,354 ft

Out & Back · Conway State Forest

Trailhead: 42.46638, -72.68343

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cricket Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Cricket Hill Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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