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Annursnac Conservation Land

Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow)–Main Trail (yellow), 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min

Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow)–Main Trail (yellow), 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Annursnac Conservation Land near Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 200 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow) 42.48515, -71.38926
Nearest town Plain, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow)–Main Trail (yellow), 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min

Elevation 133–199 ft

Out & Back · Annursnac Conservation Land

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow) · 42.48515, -71.38926

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow), heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Main Trail (yellow), heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Red, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail (main-yellow), heading E.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-main-yellow-main-trail-yellow-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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