Red Line Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Red Line Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Frederick Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Line Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 196–326 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.62258, -71.47957
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Red Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Red Line Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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