Harold Parker State Forest

NRT–Salem Pond Road, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 39 min

NRT–Salem Pond Road, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 164 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Harold Parker Road 42.61483, -71.07365
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA

Directions

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NRT–Salem Pond Road, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 39 min

Elevation 107–164 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Harold Parker Road · 42.61483, -71.07365

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Acorn Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Down and Out, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto NRT, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Wicked Roll, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto NRT, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Salem Pond Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Upper Salem Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto NRT, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wicked Roll, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto NRT, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Down and Out, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Salem Pond Road, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Acorn Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% dirt2% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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