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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto White Rabbit, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Harold Parker State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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- Bay Circuit Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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