Bruce Clements Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bruce Clements Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Baddacook Conservation Land near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bruce Clements Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 247–361 ft
Out & Back · Baddacook Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.61948, -71.53662
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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