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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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