Bay Circuit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Brimstone Estates near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 433 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bay Circuit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 338–567 ft
Out & Back · Brimstone Estates
Trailhead: 42.34448, -71.46697
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- Ford's Folly Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Falling Rock Ridge via Bay Circuit Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Nobscot Hill via Bay Circuit Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 434 ft
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