AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods near East Groton, MA. It climbs 437 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 361 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dan Parker Road 42.62774, -71.52365
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Brown Trail & Bruce Clements Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 237–362 ft

Out & Back · Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Brown Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.4 miReach Bruce Clements Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boulders-trail-brown-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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