Dan Parker Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Dan Parker Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near East Groton, MA. It climbs 323 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dan Parker Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 237–361 ft
Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest
Trailhead: Dan Parker Road · 42.62774, -71.52365
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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