Bay Circuit Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 444 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 509 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33797, -71.47176
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 375–507 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.33797, -71.47176
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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