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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Snake Hill–Anaconda, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Snake Hill–Anaconda, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route reaches Snake Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 390 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copperhead 42.57494, -71.51795
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Snake Hill–Anaconda, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 228–392 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Copperhead · 42.57494, -71.51795

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Copperhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fireroad, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Anaconda, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftReach Snake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Anaconda, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Fireroad, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/snake-hill-anaconda-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
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 87°70° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°68° 32%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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