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.
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Discover Hamilton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Savin Hill & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Pigeon Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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