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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Ovenbird Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 390 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 260–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.59294, -71.54313

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 61° · 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 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. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 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-8-km-3ef0

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 88°70° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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