Thomas Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Thomas Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Boxford State Forest near Howe, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 138 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62355, -71.00247
Nearest town Howe, MA
Directions
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Thomas Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 53–138 ft
Out & Back · Boxford State Forest
Trailhead: 42.62355, -71.00247
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Thomas Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Thomas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
92°71°
27%
Fri
98°74°
31%
Sat
94°71°
47%
Sun
95°70°
16%
Mon
99°78°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Thomas Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Prichard Pond 2.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- East Loop Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- J. C. Phillips Sanctuary–Haynes Wood Lot, 4 groves 5.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Sharpner's Pond–Lost 50 Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Sharpner's Pond & Thomas Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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