Bay Circuit Trail Loop is a 3.4-mile loop in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 37–124 ft
Loop · Bradley Palmer State Park
Trailhead: 42.65107, -70.90680
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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