Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 53 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 174 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61580, -71.09470
Nearest town North Reading, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 53 min
Elevation 108–172 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.61580, -71.09470
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt8% boardwalk55% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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- Bay Circuit Trail & White Rabbit 2.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Harold Parker Road & White Rabbit 2.3 mi · ▲ 62 ft
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