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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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