Harold Parker State Forest

Blue Loop & Ledges Trail via Black Ops

4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Blue Loop & Ledges Trail via Black Ops is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 164 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61459, -71.08809
Nearest town North Reading, MA

Directions

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Blue Loop & Ledges Trail via Black Ops

4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 115–165 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61459, -71.08809

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Ledges Trail, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Black Ops, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Black Ops, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Blue Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miReach Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Ops, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Loop, heading W.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Ops, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ledges Trail, heading W.
  29. 200 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Harold Parker Road, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt9% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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