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Wittenborg Woods

Bay Circuit Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wittenborg Woods near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 463 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34448, -71.46697
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 338–461 ft

Out & Back · Wittenborg Woods

Trailhead: 42.34448, -71.46697

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miArrive 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-4f66

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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