AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shadow Lake & Doctor White Road via Deacon Parker Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Shadow Lake & Doctor White Road via Deacon Parker Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Cold Spring, MA. The route reaches Shadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 453 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65870, -72.50432
Nearest town Cold Spring, MA
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Shadow Lake & Doctor White Road via Deacon Parker Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 299–452 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.65870, -72.50432

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Doctor White Road, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto Deacon Parker Road, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miPass Shadow Lake.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Doctor White Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shadow-lake-out-back-7820

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 3.7″ yesterday (5.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 88°66° 59%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 89°69° 37%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 90°67° 16%

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