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Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.5-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 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 164 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 115–163 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. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Harold Parker Road, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 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-a30b

Trail surface

75% dirt13% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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