Indian Rock & Boulders Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Indian Rock & Boulders Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Indian Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Indian Rock & Boulders Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 256–331 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Indian Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Dan Parker Road Trailhead
- Dan Parker Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Dan Parker Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦) 2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Baralock Hill via Dan Parker Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Burnt Meadow Pond–Burnt Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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