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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Chestnut Oak Loop Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 345 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60304, -71.54165
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Chestnut Oak Loop Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 273–343 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.60304, -71.54165

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 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-out-back-6-km-2199

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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