Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Blood Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr
Blood Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blood Road
8.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 182–363 ft
Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.64010, -71.53214
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Red Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Blood Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Bruce Clements Trail 4 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Bruce Clements Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Dan Parker Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Dan Parker Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Martins Pond 4.6 mi · ▲ 206 ft
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