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Deer Jump Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 57 min

Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Kenwood, MA. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 171 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67022, -71.23348
Nearest town Kenwood, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail & Black Birch Trail via Merrimack River Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 57 min

Elevation 51–171 ft

Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation

Trailhead: 42.67022, -71.23348

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Black Birch Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Bay Circuit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 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/bay-circuit-trail-black-birch-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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