AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wharton Plantation

Blood Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 54 min

Blood Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 322 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Blood Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 54 min

Elevation 257–321 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.64060, -71.50830

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blood-road-out-back-4-km-79de

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near East Groton, Massachusetts