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Harold Parker State Forest

Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Creighton Pond. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 141 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61666, -71.04349
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 73–141 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61666, -71.04349

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftPass Creighton Pond.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miArrive 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-middleton-rail-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

6% other94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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