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Borderland State Park

Bay Circuit Trail–Morse Loop Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Bay Circuit Trail–Morse Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Borderland State Park near Whiteville, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 325 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06143, -71.16417
Nearest town Whiteville, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail–Morse Loop Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 245–325 ft

Out & Back · Borderland State Park

Trailhead: 42.06143, -71.16417

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Side Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto The French Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Morse Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miReach West Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morse Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Northwest Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto The French Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 400 ftSharp right onto West Side Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-morse-loop-trail-out-back-9-km-86ae

Trail surface

97% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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