Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area

Red Line Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Red Line Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. It climbs 424 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 364 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Red Line Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 182–363 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. 1.2 miBear left onto Red Line Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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