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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.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 82 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63682, -70.87509
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  14. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F48°
Precip49%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 43% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 66°54° 66%
Tue 58°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 61°51° 20%
Fri 61°52° 41%
Sat 60°52° 43%

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.

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