Red Line Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Red Line Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Graniteville, MA. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red Line Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 210–356 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61175, -71.48492
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 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 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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