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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Berry Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Berry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
65% dirt4% boardwalk1% gravel1% other29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
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