Hells Gate (♦♦)
4.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Hells Gate (♦♦) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hells Gate (♦♦)
4.4 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 186–357 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.62715, -71.50676
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hells Gate (♦♦), heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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