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Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 58 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 463 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34799, -71.46617
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 58 min

Elevation 340–461 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34799, -71.46617

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Nixon Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 250 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-873a

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.

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