Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 82 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop 42.64944, -70.86974
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 32–82 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides
Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop · 42.64944, -70.86974
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grass Rides Loop Trailhead
- Pigeon Hill & C.L.A. Mile 1.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Cutler Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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- Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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