Wharton Plantation

Red Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Red Line Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It climbs 321 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 354 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Line Trail 42.62512, -71.50264
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Red Line Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 210–356 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: Red Line Trail · 42.62512, -71.50264

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Line Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 450 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

84% dirt14% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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