Red Line Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Red Line Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Line Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Elevation 196–258 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.61994, -71.50249
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 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 SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Red Line Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hells Gate (♦♦) 4.2 mi · ▲ 505 ft
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