Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 345 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 297–461 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34744, -71.45863
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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 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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- Bay Circuit Trail 2 mi · ▲ 287 ft
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