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Wharton Plantation

Upper Massapoag Pond via Cow Pond Brook Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Upper Massapoag Pond via Cow Pond Brook Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Upper Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 508 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 394 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61900, -71.49073
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Upper Massapoag Pond via Cow Pond Brook Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 203–395 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.61900, -71.49073

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°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 E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cow Pond Brook Road, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Upper Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 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/bear-hill-out-back-3-km-07ad

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.6″ 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°62°
Thu 86°69° 30%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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