Harold Parker State Forest

Bradford Pond Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Bradford Pond Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 157 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Bradford Pond Road

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 115–156 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61459, -71.08809

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 86% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bradford Pond Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Bradford Pond Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Diamond Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip86%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 60% rain6 AM: 64% rain7 AM: 57% rain8 AM: 66% rain9 AM: 54% rain10 AM: 86% rain11 AM: 67% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 65% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 24% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 17% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 91°71° 27%
Fri 98°74° 30%
Sat 93°71° 45%
Sun 97°70° 16%

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