Field Pond–Brackett Pond, 6 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Field Pond–Brackett Pond, 6 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. The route passes Frye Pond, Harold Parker State Forest Beach, Field Pond and Collins Pond before reaching Brackett Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Field Pond–Brackett Pond, 6 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 94–168 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.60931, -71.09224
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 86% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Frye Pond.
- 50 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Root Ball, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Field Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Collins Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Walker Road, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Brackett Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Field Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Root Ball, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bradford Pond–Salem Pond, 4 lakes 3.6 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Salem Pond–Frye Pond, 4 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Peggy Keck Reservation–Brackett Pond, 8 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Frye Pond–Berry Pond, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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