Harold Parker State Forest

Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Middleton, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 141 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail 42.61184, -71.02949
Nearest town Middleton, MA

Directions

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Bay Circuit Trail & Middleton Rail Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 73–142 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail · 42.61184, -71.02949

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start on Middleton Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miReach Middleton Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

19% other4% dirt2% boardwalk75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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