Nobscot Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Bay Circuit Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 502 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 509 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33797, -71.47176
Nearest town Nobscot, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 325–507 ft

Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation

Trailhead: 42.33797, -71.47176

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear right onto Nixon Trail, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 350 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark.

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