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Deer Jump Reservation

Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Marsh Corner, MA. It climbs 419 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 171 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ConCom Trail 42.70011, -71.21523
Nearest town Marsh Corner, MA
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Bay Circuit Trail–Black Birch Trail, 3 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 45–171 ft

Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation

Trailhead: ConCom Trail · 42.70011, -71.21523

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Sawyer and Lowell stop 656 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on ConCom Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Merrimack River Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Black Birch Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
  15. 400 ftReach Merrimack River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading W.
  17. 500 ftSharp right onto Black Birch Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 1.1 miSharp left onto ConCom Trail, heading NW.
  30. 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/merrimack-river-trail-out-back

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sawyer and Lowell stop 656 m from the trailhead

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