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Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 151 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61580, -71.09470
Nearest town North Reading, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 108–152 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61580, -71.09470

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 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-3-km-1f4f

Trail surface

67% dirt1% boardwalk32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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