Hells Gate (♦♦)
2.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Hells Gate (♦♦) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near East Groton, MA. It climbs 455 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hells Gate (♦♦)
2.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 240–386 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.62297, -71.48908
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hells Gate (♦♦), heading S.
- 50 ftReach Hells Gate (♦♦), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bear Hill 1.8 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Red Line Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Red Line Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft
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