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Harold Parker State Forest

Harold Parker State Forest Beach & White Rabbit via Harold Parker Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 57 min

Harold Parker State Forest Beach & White Rabbit via Harold Parker Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Harold Parker State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 167 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61621, -71.08615
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Harold Parker State Forest Beach & White Rabbit via Harold Parker Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 57 min

Elevation 110–168 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61621, -71.08615

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto White Rabbit, heading W.
  5. 500 ftReach Harold Parker State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NW.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harold-parker-state-forest-beach-harold-parker-state-forest-beach-out-back-3-beaches-4-km-8443

Trail surface

76% dirt8% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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