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Cow Common

Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cow Common near Wayland, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 141 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside 42.36415, -71.36200
Nearest town Wayland, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 117–143 ft

Out & Back · Cow Common

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside · 42.36415, -71.36200

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail -- Wayside, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-bay-circuit-trail-out-back-3-km-b54d

Trail surface

56% dirt29% gravel3% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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