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Bay Circuit Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Ashland, MA. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 400 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26848, -71.48743
Nearest town Ashland, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min

Elevation 272–400 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.26848, -71.48743

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Diamond, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 400 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-4213

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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