Dan Parker Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Dan Parker Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near East Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dan Parker Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 237–345 ft
Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest
Trailhead: 42.62557, -71.53640
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark.
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