Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 597 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 509 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.34499, -71.47344
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 320–507 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34499, -71.47344
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Nixon Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Bay Circuit Trail
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