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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.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 125 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65107, -70.90680
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 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.

Trail surface

62% dirt2% paved36% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 89°71° 27%
Fri 96°73° 30%
Sat 94°69° 47%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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