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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Heronry Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Heronry Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 390 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56751, -71.52933
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Heronry Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 254–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.56751, -71.52933

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Heronry Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 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-5-km-619f

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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