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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 390 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56801, -71.52627
Nearest town Willows, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km-59f2

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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