Bay Circuit Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 29–83 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms
Trailhead: 42.65694, -70.85221
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Plains Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto C.L.A. Mile, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto The Plains Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
More from this trailhead
- Grass Rides Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- The Plains Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- C.L.A. Mile 2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- The Plains Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- The Plains Loop 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- The Plains Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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