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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto NRT, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Upper Salem Pond Road, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto NRT, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Salem Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ledges Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
64% dirt16% other11% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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