Blood Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Blood Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 490 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 361 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blood Road 42.63263, -71.50975
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Directions
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Blood Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 237–361 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: Blood Road · 42.63263, -71.50975
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Blood Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading N.
- 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 surface
78% dirt1% boardwalk21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Blood Road Trailhead
- Blood Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Blood Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Dan Parker Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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- Baralock Hill & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft
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