Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Lower Massapoag Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 356 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Massapoag Pond via Blood Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 186–363 ft
Out & Back · Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.64060, -71.50830
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blood Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Lower Massapoag Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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