Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 345 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59663, -71.53204
Nearest town Willows, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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