Ovenbird Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Ovenbird Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ovenbird Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 254–392 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: 42.56801, -71.52627
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Fireroad 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Heronry Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 208 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 5 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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