Farrar Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Farrar Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Misery near Baker Bridge, MA. The route reaches Farrar Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farrar Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 117–251 ft
Out & Back · Mount Misery
Trailhead: 42.42502, -71.32883
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (red), heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Farrar Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Main Trail (red), heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Andromeda Pond (south)–Andromeda Pond (middle), 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Sudbury River–Andromeda Pond (south), 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Main Trail (red) 2.9 mi · ▲ 92 ft
- Fairhaven Bay–Andromeda Pond (south), 4 lakes 5.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Andromeda Pond (south)–Andromeda Pond (middle), 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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