AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Dan Parker Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Dan Parker Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near Groton, MA. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 305 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63029, -71.54600
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Dan Parker Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 230–305 ft

Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Trailhead: 42.63029, -71.54600

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 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/dan-parker-road-out-back-7-km-b436

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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