AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 361 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 247–362 ft

Out & Back · Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.4 miReach Bruce Clements Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baralock-hill-out-back-10-km-5a6e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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