Burn’s Hill Conservation Area

Heron Rookery–basin, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Heron Rookery–basin, 3 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Burn’s Hill Conservation Area near Westford, MA. The route passes Heron Rookery and basin. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 367 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57189, -71.44607
Nearest town Westford, MA

Directions

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Heron Rookery–basin, 3 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 255–366 ft

Out & Back · Burn’s Hill Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.57189, -71.44607

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto power line path, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Burn's Hill Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Heron Rookery.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Stone Bridge, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miPass basin.
  7. 100 ftReach Heron Rookery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear right onto Burn's Hill Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto power line path, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto orange, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto power line path, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 58°F46°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 6 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 32% rain1 PM: 39% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 36% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 42% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°53° 57%
Tue 59°45°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 62°41°
Fri 63°46° 35%
Sat 59°51° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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