Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Burnt Meadow Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 235–288 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61914, -71.52274
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Burnt Meadow Pond.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Burnt Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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