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Wharton Plantation

Indian Rock–Boulders Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Indian Rock–Boulders Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Indian Rock at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 331 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raddin Road 42.64150, -71.52941
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Indian Rock–Boulders Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 226–332 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Raddin Road · 42.64150, -71.52941

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Raddin Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Blood Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach Indian Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miBear left onto Raddin Road, heading N.
  17. 0.1 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-7-km-2bb9

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 87°70° 31%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°68° 34%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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