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Bradley Palmer State Park is one of two large DCR properrties in Topsfield.. The Park's 721 acres offer many miles of smooth easy fire roads, a few steep hills and some excellent singletrack trails. There's also a secluded traffic free paved road that's perfect for kids on small bikes.
A few of the singletrack trails are challenging including some of those that run along the Ipswich River. My favorite singletrack trail is a downhill that runs from just north of #17 on the map to #11. It's a long flowing singletrack trail made by North Shore NEMBA volunteers.
You'll notice that this is horse country as you'll ride past many "gates" designed for jumping.
A featured part of bradley palmer is the Willowdale Estate which can be rented for weddings or special occasions.
The riding here is for the most part pretty mellow. The fireroads and most of the woods roads are perfect for family exploration or for newer riders. They don't lack challenging sections, but those challenges are spaced out pretty well. The views from the open fields which top Bradley Palmer's hills are quite breathtaking, though not well captured by a camera.
You'll have a good time exploring Bradley Palmer and if you don't get enough riding there, try Willowdale State Forest which is located right across the street. To get there take the footbridge at #3.
A few of the singletrack trails are challenging including some of those that run along the Ipswich River. My favorite singletrack trail is a downhill that runs from just north of #17 on the map to #11. It's a long flowing singletrack trail made by North Shore NEMBA volunteers.
You'll notice that this is horse country as you'll ride past many "gates" designed for jumping.
A featured part of bradley palmer is the Willowdale Estate which can be rented for weddings or special occasions.
The riding here is for the most part pretty mellow. The fireroads and most of the woods roads are perfect for family exploration or for newer riders. They don't lack challenging sections, but those challenges are spaced out pretty well. The views from the open fields which top Bradley Palmer's hills are quite breathtaking, though not well captured by a camera.
You'll have a good time exploring Bradley Palmer and if you don't get enough riding there, try Willowdale State Forest which is located right across the street. To get there take the footbridge at #3.
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- Global Ranking
- #5,132
- State Ranking
- #68
- Trails (view details)
- 18
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails Hike
- 18
- Trails Trail Running
- 18
- Total Distance
- 11 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,238 ft
- Total Vertical
- 175 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 198 ft
- Reports
- 3
- Ridden Counter
- 121
Popular Bradley Palmer State Park Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bridge | |||
| Skull Face | |||
| Moon Hill Climb | |||
| Unknown Trail | |||
| Rivendell Catalog | |||
| Unknown Trail | |||
| Connector | |||
| Unknown Trail | |||
| Unknown Trail | |||
| Access Road | |||
| Bay Circuit Trail | |||
| Unknown Trail |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bridge | Jan 12, 2019 @ 4:46am Jan 12, 2019 | leviathan1976 |
Current Trail Warnings
| trail | date | info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bridge | Jan 12, 2019 @ 4:46am Jan 12, 2019 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | The main bridge is dry, but the boards closer... | Nov 11, 2018 @ 5:08pm Nov 11, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| leviathan1976 | add | report | Beaver Bridge | Jan 12, 2019 @ 11:08am Jan 12, 2019 |
| Captainsalty73 | add | ridelog | Dec 26, 2018 ride log | Dec 26, 2018 @ 10:56am Dec 26, 2018 |
| gcspater | add | ridelog | Dec 15, 2018 ride log and 6 more | Dec 24, 2018 @ 4:02am Dec 24, 2018 |
| Squishlefunke | add | report | Beaver Bridge | Nov 11, 2018 @ 5:09pm Nov 11, 2018 |
| Squishlefunke | comment | trail | Beaver Bridge | Nov 11, 2018 @ 5:08pm Nov 11, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale State Forest | 51 | 9 | 1 km | ||
| Dow Brook Conservation Area | 1 | 2.7 km | |||
| Cleaveland Farm State Forest | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km | ||
| Georgetown-Rowley State Forest | 8 | 21 | 4.6 km | ||
| Gordon College | 4 | 1 | 6 km |
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