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Harold Parker State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 141 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62818, -71.04042
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Creighton Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockaway Road, heading S.
  7. 500 ftPass Creighton Pond.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creighton-pond-creighton-pond-out-back-3-km-37b9

Trail surface

12% other88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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