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Wharton Plantation

Dan Parker Road & Indian Rock Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Dan Parker Road & Indian Rock Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 331 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail 42.63120, -71.51012
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Dan Parker Road & Indian Rock Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 227–332 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail · 42.63120, -71.51012

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  17. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dan-parker-road-indian-rock-trail-out-back-7-km-cce3

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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