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Harold Parker Road
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 26 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 2 h ago
Harold Parker Road is a short, flat mountain biking route in Massachusetts, about 2 miles from Boxford Station. The climb is just 0.3 miles long and rises about 135 feet from a low point of 118 feet, with the route running out and back over a path that stays nearly flat. The trip is easy, with no steep sections to worry about. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring through early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Middleton weather station show June highs around 75°F and September highs around 73°F, with July warming to about 81°F. The Acorn Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Yellow Diamond Trail and Stearns Pond Blue Loop are each about 0.3 mile off. For a change of pace, the Wilmington Boulders climbing area is about 4 miles away.
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Best time to visit Harold Parker Road
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 16°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 17°
9 wet
Mar
44° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
56° / 35°
11 wet
May
67° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middleton, MA, 3.2 mi away at 110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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