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Willowdale State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail & Stinger

10.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Bay Circuit Trail & Stinger is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Willowdale State Forest near Linebrook, MA. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 197 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67159, -70.94535
Nearest town Linebrook, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail & Stinger

10.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 27–198 ft

Out & Back · Willowdale State Forest

Trailhead: 42.67159, -70.94535

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stinger, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Hennigar's Pass, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftSharp right onto The Head, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miReach Stinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftSharp left onto Willowdale Road West, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  34. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hennigar's Pass, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftTurn left onto Hood Pond Hoofit, heading NW.
  39. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stinger, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftArrive 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/blueberry-hill-hood-pond-out-back-16-km-6830

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.3″ 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° 29%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°69° 48%
Sun 95°68° 17%
Mon 95°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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