Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Blood Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Blood Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. It climbs 278 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blood Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 205–362 ft
Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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