Red Line Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 49 min
Red Line Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Line Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 49 min
Elevation 196–386 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.62297, -71.48908
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Red Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bear Hill 1.8 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Red Line Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Red Line Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Hells Gate (♦♦) 2.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft
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