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
Directions
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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 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 NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Creighton Pond.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
6% other94% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip84%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
84°63°
Thu
92°71°
19%
Fri
97°74°
27%
Sat
94°71°
40%
Sun
95°70°
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