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Wharton Plantation

Baddacook Pond & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Baddacook Pond & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Baddacook Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 367 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 345 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail 42.63120, -71.51012
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Baddacook Pond & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 237–345 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail · 42.63120, -71.51012

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftReach Baddacook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading S.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 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/baddacook-pond-out-back-11-km-d8ae

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark.

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