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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blood Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 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.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 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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