Salem Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Salem Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Salem Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Salem Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 107–172 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.62463, -71.10032
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bradford Pond Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Salem Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto NRT, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salem Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Salem Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto NRT, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bradford Pond Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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