Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. The route reaches Harold Parker State Forest Beach. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 174 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61033, -71.08652
Nearest town North Reading, MA
Directions
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Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 105–172 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.61033, -71.08652
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Root Ball, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Harold Parker State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Root Ball, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% dirt6% boardwalk26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
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