AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Dan Parker Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Dan Parker Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 312 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62246, -71.54061
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Dan Parker Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 237–311 ft

Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Trailhead: 42.62246, -71.54061

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dan-parker-road-out-back-8-km-0e7d

Trail surface

73% dirt1% boardwalk26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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