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Sedge Meadow Conservation Area

Bay Circuit Viewpoint via Bay Circuit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Bay Circuit Viewpoint via Bay Circuit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sedge Meadow Conservation Area near Wayland, MA. The route reaches Bay Circuit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 148 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38974, -71.36219
Nearest town Wayland, MA
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Bay Circuit Viewpoint via Bay Circuit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 118–148 ft

Out & Back · Sedge Meadow Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.38974, -71.36219

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach Bay Circuit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/great-meadows-national-wildlife-refuge-viewpoint-out-back-3-km-6199

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 11 min before dark.

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