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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 55°F / low 49° · precip 79% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, 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 W.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 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 N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 55°F49°
Precip79%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
61°50°
Tue
58°41°
Wed
62°39°
Thu
63°37°
16%
Fri
66°44°
29%
Sat
60°49°
30%
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- Cricket Hill Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
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