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Wharton Plantation

Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights

9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Groton, MA. The route reaches Burnt Meadow Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 315 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights

9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 230–316 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Secret Squirrel, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miReach Burnt Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading S.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/burnt-meadow-pond-burnt-meadow-pond-out-back-14-km-8696

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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