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Deer Jump Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Kenwood, MA. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 171 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66406, -71.23848
Nearest town Kenwood, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 57–172 ft

Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation

Trailhead: 42.66406, -71.23848

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Black Birch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading W.
  9. 400 ftReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftSharp right onto Black Birch Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 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/bay-circuit-trail-black-birch-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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