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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Bay Circuit Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Sharon, MA. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 459 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.12290, -71.18721
Nearest town Sharon, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 205–458 ft

Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.12290, -71.18721

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Sharon stop 299 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Billings Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Billings Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kettle Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  24. 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-out-back-10-km-e5f9

Trail surface

96% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sharon stop 299 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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