Hawley Bog Preserve

Hunt Road

3 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Hunt Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hawley Bog Preserve near Hawley, MA. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,677 – 1,854 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawley Bog Trail 42.57951, -72.88973
Nearest town Hawley, MA

Directions

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Hunt Road

3 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,678–1,855 ft

Out & Back · Hawley Bog Preserve

Trailhead: Hawley Bog Trail · 42.57951, -72.88973

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bog Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bog Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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