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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Heronry Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 49 min

Heronry Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 390 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heronry Trail 42.58083, -71.53143
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Heronry Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 49 min

Elevation 264–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Heronry Trail · 42.58083, -71.53143

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heronry Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heronry-trail-out-back-3-km-b9e0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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