Dead River via Wharton Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Dead River via Wharton Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in The General Field near Groton, MA. The route reaches Dead River at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dead River via Wharton Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 199–347 ft
Out & Back · The General Field
Trailhead: 42.58843, -71.58292
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gardner Terrace, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wharton Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Dead River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gardner Terrace, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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