Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 187 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61747, -71.08098
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Elevation 121–186 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61747, -71.08098

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% dirt7% gravel1% other26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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