Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 53 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 293 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 463 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34833, -71.45685
Nearest town Nobscot, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 53 min

Elevation 297–461 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34833, -71.45685

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 10 min before dark.

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