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Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Dan Parker Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Dan Parker Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Harrison S. Ripley Forest near Groton, MA. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 299 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63262, -71.54722
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Dan Parker Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 230–300 ft

Out & Back · Harrison S. Ripley Forest

Trailhead: 42.63262, -71.54722

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dan Parker Road, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 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-8-km-f21a

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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