Barker Road & The Pearl Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min
Barker Road & The Pearl Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near West Boxford, MA. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Barker Road & The Pearl Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 56 min
Elevation 111–274 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement · 42.72272, -71.08252
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 46° · precip 67% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Pearl Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Barker Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach The Pearl Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto The Pearl Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement, heading SE.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement Trailhead
- Maiden Hill via The Pearl Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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