Best hikes in Harold Parker State Forest

Ambleway maps 26 hikes in Harold Parker State Forest, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 5.6-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Bradford Pond Road. The biggest climb is Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 sights, gaining 274 ft, and the network tops out at 314 ft.

• Farnum Mill Pond via Old Farnum Street 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
• NRT–Salem Pond Road, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
• Bradford Pond Road 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Eagle Trail–Foxwood Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
• Woodchuck Hill–Foxwood Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 208 ft
• Bear Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft
• Hammond Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
• White Rabbit via Harold Parker Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft
• Bay Circuit Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
• Brackett Pond–Delano Pond Loop, 7 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
• Stearns Pond–Black Ops Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
• Sudden Pond & Berry Pond via Harold Parker Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 58 ft
• Bear Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
• Berry Pond–Harold Parker State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 3.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft
• Blue Loop–Ledges Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
• Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
• Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail 4 mi · ▲ 87 ft
• Middleton Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
• Field Pond–Brackett Pond, 9 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
• Goldsmith Reservation–Peggy Keck Reservation, 9 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft
• Delano Pond–Bear Pond, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
• Frye Pond–Berry Pond, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 79 ft
• Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
• Salem Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
• Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft
• Peggy Keck Reservation–Stearns Pond, 6 lakes 5.6 mi · ▲ 116 ft