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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Heronry Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 59 min

Heronry Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 345 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.58914, -71.54689
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Heronry Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 59 min

Elevation 260–343 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: connector · 42.58914, -71.54689

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heronry-trail-out-back-4-km-3f6d

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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