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Surrenden Farms

Dead River via Wharton Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Dead River via Wharton Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Surrenden Farms near Groton, MA. The route reaches Dead River at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 302 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59552, -71.58651
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Dead River via Wharton Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 199–300 ft

Out & Back · Surrenden Farms

Trailhead: 42.59552, -71.58651

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Gardner Terrace, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wharton Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Dead River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Gardner Terrace, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 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/dead-river-dead-river-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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