Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 54 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Boxford Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 177 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63645, -71.07708
Nearest town Boxford Station, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 54 min
Elevation 117–178 ft
Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest
Trailhead: 42.63645, -71.07708
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 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
22% other78% 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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