Bruce Clements Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Bruce Clements Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near East Groton, MA. It climbs 294 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bruce Clements Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 237–361 ft
Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest
Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
- 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 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
- 350 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Bruce Clements Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Bruce Clements Trail
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Bruce Clements Trail
More from Dan Parker Road Trailhead
- Dan Parker Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Bruce Clements Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 323 ft
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