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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Snake Hill–Upper Long Pond, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Snake Hill–Upper Long Pond, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Willows, MA. The route passes Snake Hill and Upper Long Pond. It climbs 317 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 446 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heronry Trail 42.58083, -71.53143
Nearest town Willows, MA
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Snake Hill–Upper Long Pond, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 260–446 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Heronry Trail · 42.58083, -71.53143

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heronry Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Rocky Hill Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Vernal Pool Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading W.
  8. 450 ftPass Snake Hill.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miPass Upper Long Pond.
  11. 200 ftReach Snake Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading S.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 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-long-pond-out-back-9-km-4d9e

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 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 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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