Wharton Plantation

Red Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Red Line Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 279 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60940, -71.49427
Nearest town Forge Village, MA

Directions

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Red Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 196–279 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.60940, -71.49427

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Red Line Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% dirt9% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F46°
Precip51%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 33% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 39% rain9 PM: 43% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 38% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 67°55° 39%
Tue 63°46°
Wed 61°43°
Thu 63°41°
Fri 63°47° 35%
Sat 60°51° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.

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