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Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near Groton, MA. The route reaches Lower Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 626 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 364 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road

10.7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 186–363 ft

Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miReach Lower Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miArrive 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/baralock-hill-massapoag-pond-out-back-3-lakes-17-km-c256

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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