Creighton Pond via Rockaway Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Creighton Pond via Rockaway Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route passes Creighton Pond before reaching Creighton Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Creighton Pond via Rockaway Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 79–141 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.62818, -71.04042
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 84% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Creighton Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockaway Road, heading S.
- 500 ftPass Creighton Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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