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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
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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 Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/juniper-hill-bay-colony-rail-trail-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 89°70° 30%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°71° 35%
Sun 96°68° 16%
Mon 94°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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