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Hells Gate (♦♦)

4.2 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Hells Gate (♦♦) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near East Groton, MA. It climbs 505 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 358 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61994, -71.50249
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Hells Gate (♦♦)

4.2 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 232–357 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.61994, -71.50249

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn left onto Hells Gate (♦♦), heading SE.
  16. 50 ftReach Hells Gate (♦♦), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hells-gate-out-back-7-km-93df

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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