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Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 45 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 174 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

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

2.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 45 min

Elevation 108–172 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61580, -71.09470

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:45 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. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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-4-km-1b20

Trail surface

33% dirt1% boardwalk66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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