1,004 ft
Distance
8 ft
Climb
00:01:25
Avg time
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Fern Gully (BCT) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Boxford State Forest
    Boxford, Massachusetts
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Mass DCR

This section of the BCT is on the Boxford State Forest, which does allow bikes. The nearby sections north of this one, which run through the John C Philipps, does NOT allow bikes. Please use the Eastern bike route towards the Crooked Pond Drive section.

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More Stats for Fern Gully (BCT) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    9 ft
  • Altitude min
    132 ft
  • Altitude max
    142 ft
  • Altitude start
    133 ft
  • Altitude end
    141 ft
  • Grade
    0.9%
  • Grade max
    -1.2%
  • Grade min
    5.4%
  • Distance climb
    558 ft
  • Distance down
    85 ft
  • Distance flat
    315 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:25
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:07
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      Fern Gully (BCT) Trail Reports

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      Jul 3, 2023 @ 7:25am
      Jul 3, 2023
      		 BSF is running pretty nice aside from the usual low / muddy spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 72 rides
      • Last: Jan 5, 2025

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