Wharton Plantation

Blood Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Blood Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 595 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 361 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Blood Road

10.2 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 205–362 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.64363, -71.52699

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Parker Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blood Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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