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Wharton Plantation

Red Line Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Red Line Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 289 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61200, -71.49871
Nearest town East Groton, MA
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Red Line Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 210–290 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.61200, -71.49871

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Line Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-line-trail-out-back-5-km-9819

Trail surface

56% dirt15% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

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 — 14 min before dark.

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