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Wittenborg Woods

Bay Circuit Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wittenborg Woods near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 342 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 463 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34448, -71.46697
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 297–461 ft

Out & Back · Wittenborg Woods

Trailhead: 42.34448, -71.46697

Weather Sep 20: 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. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-out-back-6-km-4fde

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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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