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Harold Parker State Forest

Berry Pond & Bay Circuit Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Berry Pond & Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Berry Pond. It is mostly level, with 123 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 187 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.62981, -71.10058
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Berry Pond & Bay Circuit Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 115–186 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.62981, -71.10058

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

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miPass Berry Pond.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Berry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miArrive 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/berry-pond-bay-circuit-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt4% boardwalk1% gravel1% other29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F62°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.6″ 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 85°65°
Thu 91°70° 27%
Fri 97°74° 30%
Sat 93°71° 46%
Sun 96°70° 16%
Mon 98°78°

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