Appleton Farm Field.jpg
Elizabeth B. Thomsen · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bay Circuit Trail & C.L.A. Mile is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Hamilton, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 89 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmstead Loop 42.64965, -70.84795
Nearest town Hamilton, MA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Bay Circuit Trail & C.L.A. Mile

4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 21–90 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides

Trailhead: Farmstead Loop · 42.64965, -70.84795

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmstead Loop, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading N.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, heading E.
  14. 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 surface

54% dirt9% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Farmstead Loop Trailhead