AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wharton Plantation

Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦)

4.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 315 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raddin Road 42.64150, -71.52941
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦)

4.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 226–316 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Raddin Road · 42.64150, -71.52941

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Raddin Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sledgehammer (■), heading S.
  7. 250 ftReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Raddin Road, heading NW.
  13. 400 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-7-km-d618

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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