Wittenborg Woods

Bay Circuit Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wittenborg Woods near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 255 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 463 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34448, -71.46697
Nearest town Nobscot, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 338–461 ft

Out & Back · Wittenborg Woods

Trailhead: 42.34448, -71.46697

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Nixon Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip51%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 19% rain12 PM: 33% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 25% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 49% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°55° 53%
Tue 61°47°
Wed 62°45°
Thu 63°42°
Fri 62°48° 35%
Sat 59°50° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark.

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