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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Heronry Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Heronry Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 208 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 390 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56801, -71.52627
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Heronry Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 208 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 254–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.56801, -71.52627

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn 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 SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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-c4e7

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ 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°62°
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 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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