Wharton Plantation

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Secret Squirrel, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sledgehammer (■), heading N.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading N.
  17. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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