Elephant Rock Viewpoint–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elephant Rock Viewpoint–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ward Reservation near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Elephant Rock Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Elephant Rock Viewpoint–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 179–368 ft
Out & Back · Ward Reservation
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.63198, -71.09867
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Five Crossings Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Prospect Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Chestnut Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Elephant Rock Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Elephant Rock Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Chestnut Street, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Prospect Road, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Five Crossings Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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