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Harold Parker State Forest

Ledges Trail & Upper Salem Pond Road via Bay Circuit Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Ledges Trail & Upper Salem Pond Road via Bay Circuit Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 197 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63645, -71.07708
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Ledges Trail & Upper Salem Pond Road via Bay Circuit Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 119–197 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.63645, -71.07708

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledges Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto NRT, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Upper Salem Pond Road, heading E.
  19. 200 ftReach Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 200 ftSharp right onto NRT, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Salem Pond Road, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledges Trail, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ledges-trail-upper-salem-pond-road-out-back-7-km-3069

Trail surface

64% dirt16% other11% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 85°64°
Thu 91°71° 27%
Fri 98°74° 31%
Sat 94°71° 46%
Sun 97°70° 16%
Mon 98°78°

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