Hen Hawk Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Hen Hawk Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Roaring Brook Camp, MA. It climbs 886 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi682 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grass Hill Road 42.43518, -72.68912
Nearest town Roaring Brook Camp, MA

Directions

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Hen Hawk Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 683–1,220 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grass Hill Road · 42.43518, -72.68912

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Hen Hawk Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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