Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail
4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 210 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63085, -71.08880
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
Directions
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Harold Parker Road & Lock 'n' Load Trail
4 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 119–210 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.63085, -71.08880
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lock 'n' Load Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Lock 'n' Load Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lock 'n' Load Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt11% gravel15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
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