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Bradley Palmer State Park

Bay Circuit Trail–Root Canal, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Bay Circuit Trail–Root Canal, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 197 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64602, -70.89317
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail–Root Canal, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 27–198 ft

Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park

Trailhead: 42.64602, -70.89317

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading N.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading N.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stomper, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bay-circuit-trail-root-canal-out-back-3-sights-6-km-188e

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
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° 26%
Fri 96°73° 29%
Sat 94°69° 46%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 3 min before dark.

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