Creighton Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Creighton Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route passes Creighton Pond and Creighton Pond. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Creighton Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 89–142 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.62983, -71.06450
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Creighton Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockaway Road, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Creighton Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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