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Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Ovenbird Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Ovenbird Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Groton, MA. It climbs 364 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 390 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60304, -71.54165
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Ovenbird Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 260–392 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 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spectacle-pond-out-back-13-km-cd79

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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