AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shadow Lake–Deacon Parker Road, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 50 min

Shadow Lake–Deacon Parker Road, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Cold Spring, MA. The route reaches Shadow Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 469 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deacon Parker Road 42.66096, -72.50153
Nearest town Cold Spring, MA
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Directions

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Shadow Lake–Deacon Parker Road, 3 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 50 min

Elevation 348–470 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Deacon Parker Road · 42.66096, -72.50153

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Deacon Parker Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miPass Shadow Lake.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Doctor White Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deacon Parker Road, heading S.
  19. 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/shadow-lake-shadow-lake-out-back-4-km-ebf4

Trail surface

14% dirt86% 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 5:45 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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