Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Bay Circuit Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 509 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.33684, -71.47230
Nearest town Nobscot, MA
Directions
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Bay Circuit Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 338–507 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.33684, -71.47230
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 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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