Ovenbird Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Ovenbird Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ovenbird Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 260–343 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.59663, -71.53204
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 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 SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lost Lake 1.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Chestnut Oak Loop Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Chestnut Oak Loop Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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