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Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near North Reading, MA. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 187 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61459, -71.08809
Nearest town North Reading, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 115–186 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: 42.61459, -71.08809

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Harold Parker Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Harold Parker Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 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-95e4

Trail surface

70% dirt12% gravel1% other17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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