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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Ovenbird Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 390 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56751, -71.52933
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Ovenbird Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 254–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.56751, -71.52933

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear 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. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 100 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. 100 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 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 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-6-km-b64d

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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