Cutler Pond & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Cutler Pond & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near Asbury Grove, MA. The route reaches Cutler Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cutler Pond & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 38–83 ft
Out & Back · Harvard Forest
Trailhead: 42.62253, -70.86982
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Cutler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 8 min before dark.
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- Bay Circuit Trail & C.L.A. Mile 4 mi · ▲ 147 ft
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