Cutler Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Cutler Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 72 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop 42.64965, -70.84795
Nearest town Hamilton, MA
Directions
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Cutler Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 21–71 ft
Out & Back · Harvard Forest
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop · 42.64965, -70.84795
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Farmstead Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Cutler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Farmstead Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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