Bay Circuit Trail
2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Bay Circuit Trail
2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min
Elevation 297–461 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34932, -71.45515
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Falling Rock Ridge & Bay Circuit Trail Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Nobscot Hill Loop via Nixon Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Nupp'se Pond via Nixon Trail 2 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Jethro Trail & Tower Trail via Bay Circuit Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
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