Harold Parker State Forest

Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail

4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 210 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63085, -71.08880
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA

Directions

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Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail

4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 119–210 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.63085, -71.08880

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lock 'n' Load Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Lock 'n' Load Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Lock 'n' Load Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

74% dirt11% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip87%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 59% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 58% rain8 AM: 67% rain9 AM: 55% rain10 AM: 87% rain11 AM: 66% rain12 PM: 60% rain1 PM: 64% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 16% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 82°62°
Wed 91°63°
Thu 91°71° 19%
Fri 98°74° 27%
Sat 93°71° 41%
Sun 97°70°

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