Red Line Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Red Line Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 289 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61200, -71.49871
Nearest town East Groton, MA
Directions
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Red Line Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 196–290 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61200, -71.49871
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn 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.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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
64% dirt8% gravel28% 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 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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