Sudden Pond–Berry Pond, 3 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Sudden Pond–Berry Pond, 3 lakes is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. The route passes Berry Pond and Harold Parker State Forest Beach before reaching Sudden Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sudden Pond–Berry Pond, 3 lakes
4.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 96–168 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.62163, -71.08824
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Berry Pond.
- 50 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Sudden Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Sudden Pond Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Sudden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Stearns Pond Road (and Blue Loop), heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Berry Pond–Harold Parker State Forest Beach, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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