Martins Pond via Dan Parker Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Martins Pond via Dan Parker Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Martins Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 329 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Martins Pond via Dan Parker Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 237–374 ft
Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest
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.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Martins Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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