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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Snake Hill–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Snake Hill–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route passes Snake Hill and Rock Meadow Pond before reaching Upper Flannagan Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 446 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58562, -71.53937
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Snake Hill–Rock Meadow Pond, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 240–446 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.58562, -71.53937

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftPass Snake Hill.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miPass Rock Meadow Pond.
  10. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 400 ftPass Upper Flannagan Pond.
  14. 300 ftReach Snake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 450 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-upper-flannagan-pond-out-back-5-lakes-9-km-8d43

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°63°
Thu 89°68° 30%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 93°71° 32%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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