Ovenbird Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Ovenbird Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 390 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56751, -71.52933
Nearest town Willows, MA
Directions
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Ovenbird Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 56 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear 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.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Ovenbird Trail
More from this trailhead
- Ovenbird Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Ovenbird Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Heronry Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Fireroad 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Copperhead 2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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