Red Line Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Red Line Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wharton Plantation near Forge Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red Line Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 196–292 ft
Out & Back · Wharton Plantation
Trailhead: 42.60579, -71.49671
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 9 min before dark.
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