Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦)
6.1 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦) is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 345 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62520, -71.53540
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Directions
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Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦)
6.1 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 237–345 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.62520, -71.53540
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Secret Squirrel, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sledgehammer (■), heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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