Ovenbird Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Ovenbird Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 449 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 390 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59787, -71.53007
Nearest town Willows, MA
Directions
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Ovenbird Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 248–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.59787, -71.53007
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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 surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Ovenbird Trail
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