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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Ovenbird Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 345 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59294, -71.54313
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Ovenbird Trail

3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 260–345 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.59294, -71.54313

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ovenbird-trail-out-back-5-km-f64c

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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