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Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Asbury Grove, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 79 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.63857, -70.88643
Nearest town Asbury Grove, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min

Elevation 37–80 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.63857, -70.88643

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

46% dirt7% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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