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Wharton Plantation

Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Indian Rock Trail via Boulders Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Groton, MA. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 331 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

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

7.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 230–331 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

Weather Aug 4: 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 ftContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftReach Indian Rock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Boulders Cutoff, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Boulders Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 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 S.
  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 NW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-rock-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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