Baddacook Conservation Land

Bruce Clements Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Bruce Clements Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Baddacook Conservation Land near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 361 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.62225, -71.53570
Nearest town Groton, MA

Directions

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Bruce Clements Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 258–361 ft

Out & Back · Baddacook Conservation Land

Trailhead: connector · 42.62225, -71.53570

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 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 surface

97% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.

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