Sedge Meadow Conservation Area

Bay Circuit Viewpoint & Bay Circuit Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Bay Circuit Viewpoint & Bay Circuit Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sedge Meadow Conservation Area near Wayland, MA. The route reaches Bay Circuit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 135 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sedge meadows 42.38660, -71.36124
Nearest town Wayland, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Viewpoint & Bay Circuit Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 118–134 ft

Out & Back · Sedge Meadow Conservation Area

Trailhead: Sedge meadows · 42.38660, -71.36124

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftReach Bay Circuit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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