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.
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Indian Rock Trail Trailhead
- Blood Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Blood Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Dan Parker Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Baralock Hill & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Baddacook Pond & Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Blood Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 490 ft
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