Nupp'se Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
5 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr
Nupp'se Pond via Bay Circuit Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. The route reaches Nupp'se Pond. It climbs 677 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 509 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33684, -71.47230
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Nupp'se Pond via Bay Circuit Trail
5 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 188–507 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.33684, -71.47230
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Nixon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Nupp'se Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Upland Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Nupp'se Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left onto Nixon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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