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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Bay Circuit Trail–Bluff Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Bay Circuit Trail–Bluff Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Sharon Heights, MA. It climbs 468 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 459 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.11326, -71.22316
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail–Bluff Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 205–458 ft

Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.11326, -71.22316

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Turkey Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Bluff Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Billings Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kettle Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miReach Bluff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto Billings Loop, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miBear right onto Turkey Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  30. 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-out-back-10-km-970a

Trail surface

97% dirt3% boardwalk

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 90°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 28%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°67° 18%
Mon 95°72° 16%

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