AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Blood Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Blood Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near Groton, MA. It climbs 696 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 364 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62246, -71.54061
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Blood Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 696 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 182–363 ft

Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.62246, -71.54061

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 47° · precip 52% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miBear left onto Red Line Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blood-road-out-back-17-km-fe8f

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F47°
Precip52%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 24% rain12 PM: 34% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 37% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 46% rain8 PM: 42% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°53° 35%
Tue 60°46°
Wed 61°44°
Thu 63°42°
Fri 63°47° 35%
Sat 60°51° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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