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Wharton Plantation

Indian Rock & Boulders Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Indian Rock & Boulders Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Groton, MA. The route reaches Indian Rock at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 331 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Indian Rock & Boulders Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 230–331 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miReach Indian Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 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/indian-rock-out-back-12-km-ff98

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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