Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 57 min
Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Kenwood, MA. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 57 min
Elevation 51–171 ft
Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation
Trailhead: 42.67022, -71.23348
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Black Birch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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