Red Line Trail
5 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Red Line Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Graniteville, MA. It climbs 429 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 354 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61175, -71.48492
Nearest town Graniteville, MA
Directions
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Red Line Trail
5 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 196–356 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61175, -71.48492
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
91% dirt6% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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