Bay Circuit Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 187 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61747, -71.08098
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 121–186 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.61747, -71.08098
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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
66% dirt7% gravel1% other26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
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
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- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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- Harold Parker State Forest Beach & Bay Circuit Trail 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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