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Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Massapoag Pond–Lower Massapoag Pond, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Massapoag Pond–Lower Massapoag Pond, 3 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. The route passes Massapoag Pond before reaching Lower Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 571 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 364 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raddin Road 42.64150, -71.52941
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Massapoag Pond–Lower Massapoag Pond, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 165–363 ft

Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

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 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftPass Lower Massapoag Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftReach Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miBear left onto Raddin Road, heading N.
  17. 450 ftArrive 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/lower-massapoag-pond-out-back-12-km-49ad

Trail surface

60% dirt40% 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 3.4 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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