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Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Asbury Grove, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 79 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.63857, -70.88643
Nearest town Asbury Grove, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min

Elevation 37–80 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.63857, -70.88643

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

46% dirt7% paved47% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 90°71° 26%
Fri 97°72° 29%
Sat 93°69° 46%
Sun 94°68° 17%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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