Upper Massapoag Pond & Hells Gate (♦♦)
4.7 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Upper Massapoag Pond & Hells Gate (♦♦) is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Upper Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 614 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Massapoag Pond & Hells Gate (♦♦)
4.7 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 205–367 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61331, -71.49231
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hells Gate (♦♦), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 16 min before dark.
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