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Nobscot Reservation

First Boundary Pond via Bay Circuit Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 15 min

First Boundary Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near South Sudbury, MA. The route reaches First Boundary Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 359 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 463 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35931, -71.44069
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA
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First Boundary Pond via Bay Circuit Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 223–461 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.35931, -71.44069

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Bay Circut Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miReach First Boundary Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Bay Circut Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-out-back-5-km-937f

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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