Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Indian Rock & Boulders Trail via Blood Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Indian Rock & Boulders Trail via Blood Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Indian Rock at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 361 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64363, -71.52699
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Indian Rock & Boulders Trail via Blood Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.64363, -71.52699

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading S.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulders Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach Indian Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Boulders Cutoff, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Blood Road, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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