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Harvard Forest

Bay Circuit Trail & Discover Hamilton Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Bay Circuit Trail & Discover Hamilton Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near South Hamilton, MA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 89 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61636, -70.87152
Nearest town South Hamilton, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail & Discover Hamilton Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 38–89 ft

Out & Back · Harvard Forest

Trailhead: 42.61636, -70.87152

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miReach Discover Hamilton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 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/cutler-pond-cutler-pond-out-back-6-km-83f4

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F46°
Precip47%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity87%
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: 3% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 30% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 45% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 34% rain11 PM: 38% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 66°54° 55%
Tue 60°50°
Wed 60°50°
Thu 61°49° 20%
Fri 62°54° 42%
Sat 59°53° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 6 min before dark.

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