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Harold Parker State Forest

Sudden Pond via Bay Circuit Trail

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Sudden Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Sudden Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 187 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63418, -71.08137
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Sudden Pond via Bay Circuit Trail

5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 96–186 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.63418, -71.08137

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 400 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miPass Sudden Pond.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Sudden Pond Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sudden Pond Road, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftReach Sudden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Upper Sudden Pond Road, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stearns Pond Road (and Blue Loop), heading NW.
  26. 400 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-out-back-6-km-8b3e

Trail surface

59% dirt8% gravel3% paved1% other29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 91°70° 27%
Fri 97°74° 30%
Sat 93°71° 46%
Sun 97°70° 16%
Mon 98°78°

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