Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦)
2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Secret Squirrel & Sledgehammer (♦)
2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 246–316 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Secret Squirrel, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sledgehammer (■), heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Secret Squirrel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sledgehammer (♦), heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Secret Squirrel, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dan Parker Road, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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