Sudden Pond–Harold Parker State Forest Beach, 3 beaches
5.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Sudden Pond–Harold Parker State Forest Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. The route passes Harold Parker State Forest Beach before reaching Sudden Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sudden Pond–Harold Parker State Forest Beach, 3 beaches
5.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 92–168 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.61181, -71.09638
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 86% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Harold Parker State Forest Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Sudden Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Sudden Pond Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Sudden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Stearns Pond Road (and Blue Loop), heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Healthy Heart Trail (BCT), heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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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