Blood Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Blood Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 306 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blood Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 205–362 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.64363, -71.52699
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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