Bay Circuit Trail & Merrimack River Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 51 min
Bay Circuit Trail & Merrimack River Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay Circuit Trail & Merrimack River Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 51 min
Elevation 48–140 ft
Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation
Trailhead: 42.67461, -71.22826
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Merrimack River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Merrimack River Trail
More from this trailhead
- Merrimack River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Merrimack River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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