Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 29–83 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides
Trailhead: 42.63682, -70.87509
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 48° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 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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