Bay Circuit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Brimstone Estates near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 477 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 600 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34597, -71.45057
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 329–599 ft
Out & Back · Brimstone Estates
Trailhead: 42.34597, -71.45057
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ford's Folly Trail via Bay Circuit Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 390 ft
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