Wharton Plantation

Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦)

2.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 315 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61914, -71.52274
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (■) via Sledgehammer (♦)

2.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 242–316 ft

Out & Back · Wharton Plantation

Trailhead: 42.61914, -71.52274

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sledgehammer (■), heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miReach Sledgehammer (■), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sledgehammer (■), heading SW.
  8. 0.3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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