Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 683 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 509 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34499, -71.47344
Nearest town Nobscot, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 683 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 297–507 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34499, -71.47344

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 250 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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