Bay Circuit Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wittenborg Woods near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 477 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 509 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34499, -71.47344
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 320–507 ft
Out & Back · Wittenborg Woods
Trailhead: 42.34499, -71.47344
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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