Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Middleton, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 141 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail 42.61184, -71.02949
Nearest town Middleton, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 73–142 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail · 42.61184, -71.02949

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 84% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Middleton Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Middleton Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

19% other4% dirt2% boardwalk75% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F69°
Precip84%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 17% rain5 AM: 60% rain6 AM: 61% rain7 AM: 55% rain8 AM: 62% rain9 AM: 47% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 67% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 64% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 36% rain8 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 84°63°
Thu 92°71° 28%
Fri 98°74° 31%
Sat 94°71° 47%
Sun 95°70° 16%

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