Bay Circuit Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Ashland, MA. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 272–428 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.26848, -71.48743
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 58% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Diamond, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 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
More from this trailhead
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Blue Diamond–Green Diamond, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Blue Diamond & Yellow Diamond via Bay Circuit Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 256 ft
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