Baker's Meadow Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Baker's Meadow Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Baker's Meadow Reservation near West Andover, MA. The route reaches Baker's Meadow Pond. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Baker's Meadow Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 94–178 ft
Out & Back · Baker's Meadow Reservation
Trailhead: 42.65292, -71.15352
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miPass Baker's Meadow Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Baker's Meadow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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