AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wharton Plantation

Baralock Hill & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Baralock Hill & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Baralock Hill at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 364 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail 42.63120, -71.51012
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Baralock Hill & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 237–363 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail · 42.63120, -71.51012

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach Baralock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading W.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 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/baralock-hill-out-back-9-km-7ec1

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Indian Rock Trail Trailhead

Hikes near East Groton, Massachusetts