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Harold Parker State Forest

Middleton Rail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Middleton Rail Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 144 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62754, -71.05767
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
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Middleton Rail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 73–143 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.62754, -71.05767

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Middleton Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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/middleton-rail-trail-out-back-11-km-78be

Trail surface

17% other11% dirt2% boardwalk70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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