Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 463 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34932, -71.45515
Nearest town Nobscot, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min

Elevation 297–461 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34932, -71.45515

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F64°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity49%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Sat 73°60° 30%
Sun 70°54°
Mon 79°52°
Tue 81°59°
Wed 81°64° 35%
Thu 72°56° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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