Harold Parker State Forest

Farnum Mill Pond via Old Farnum Street

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Farnum Mill Pond via Old Farnum Street is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Farnum Mill Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 171 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64398, -71.06309
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA

Directions

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Farnum Mill Pond via Old Farnum Street

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 107–170 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.64398, -71.06309

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 47° · precip 55% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Farnum Street, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Farnum Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

25% dirt6% other69% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F47°
Precip55%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 32% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 48% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 68°53° 66%
Tue 58°48°
Wed 60°47°
Thu 61°45° 19%
Fri 61°48° 37%
Sat 60°51° 42%

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