Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Lower Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 564 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road
6.8 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 165–363 ft
Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
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 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Lower Massapoag Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Lower Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 3.1 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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