Sanger Conservation Area

Juniper Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Juniper Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Sanger Conservation Area near Harding, MA. The route reaches Juniper Hill at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 279 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.20441, -71.32953
Nearest town Harding, MA

Directions

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Juniper Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights

7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 135–278 ft

Out & Back · Sanger Conservation Area

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.20441, -71.32953

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice House Road, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Donelly's Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Red Loop, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead end, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Loop, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach Juniper Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Dead end, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Red Loop, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Donelly's Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading S.
  34. 1.1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 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

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F50°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 26% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 40% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°56° 56%
Tue 61°51°
Wed 62°51°
Thu 63°45° 20%
Fri 62°50° 38%
Sat 59°52° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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