Wharton Plantation

Blood Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Blood Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 430 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 361 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64060, -71.50830
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Blood Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 237–361 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.64060, -71.50830

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Blood Road, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading N.
  27. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt1% boardwalk19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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