Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Harold Parker State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 106–168 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.61747, -71.08098
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 85% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Harold Parker State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 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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