Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Ovenbird Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Groton, MA. It climbs 459 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 390 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61682, -71.54234
Nearest town Groton, MA

Directions

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Ovenbird Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 247–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.61682, -71.54234

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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