AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Dan Parker Road

4 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Dan Parker Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 345 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.62225, -71.53570
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Dan Parker Road

4 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 237–345 ft

Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Trailhead: connector · 42.62225, -71.53570

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 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/dan-parker-road-out-back-7-km-1b83

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.

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