Wharton Plantation

Blood Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Blood Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 622 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 361 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64363, -71.52699
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Blood Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.64363, -71.52699

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  28. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 58°F46°
Precip51%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 24% rain12 PM: 33% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 45% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 45% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°51° 44%
Tue 60°45°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°40°
Fri 64°46° 35%
Sat 60°51° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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