Bay Circuit Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 338–514 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34299, -71.46139
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
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- Bay Circuit Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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- Jethro Trail & Tower Trail via Bay Circuit Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 560 ft
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