Baddacook Pond via Raddin Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Baddacook Pond via Raddin Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Baddacook Conservation Land near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Baddacook Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Baddacook Pond via Raddin Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 226–345 ft
Out & Back · Baddacook Conservation Land
Trailhead: Raddin Road · 42.64150, -71.52941
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Raddin Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Baddacook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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