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Wharton Plantation

Red Line Trail Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 51 min

Red Line Trail Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 387 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62297, -71.48908
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Red Line Trail Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 51 min

Elevation 197–386 ft

Loop · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.62297, -71.48908

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto Red Line Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-line-trail-out-back-4-km-2f81

Trail surface

56% dirt10% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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