Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

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

  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 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. 0.1 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 NE.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 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.

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