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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 288 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 288 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 390 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56801, -71.52627
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Ovenbird Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 47 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

  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 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ovenbird-trail-out-back-8-km-e15c

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ 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°62°
Thu 89°68° 29%
Fri 95°72° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 96°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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