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Harold Parker State Forest

Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr

Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route passes Salem Pond before reaching Bradford Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 274 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 207 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.62463, -71.10032
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 115–207 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.62463, -71.10032

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bradford Pond Road, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftPass Salem Pond.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Bradford Pond Road, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Bradford Pond Road, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftPass Bradford Pond.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftReach Bradford Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bradford Pond Road, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Bradford Pond Road, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  41. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  43. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  45. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bradford-pond-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt6% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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