Wattles Pond & Casella Trail
5 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Wattles Pond & Casella Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Wattles Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wattles Pond & Casella Trail
5 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 226–292 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dark Hill · 42.65203, -71.53528
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Dark Hill, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Parent's Hill, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Casella Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Wattles Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Marsh Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Parent's Hill, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
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