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Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 51 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi374 – 515 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34299, -71.46139
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 51 min

Elevation 375–514 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.34299, -71.46139

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 150 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-9455

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.

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