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Harvard Forest

Pigeon Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Pigeon Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near South Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 112 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61636, -70.87152
Nearest town South Hamilton, MA
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Pigeon Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 29–112 ft

Out & Back · Harvard Forest

Trailhead: 42.61636, -70.87152

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pigeon-hill-out-back-7-km-9ef0

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°61°
Thu 90°71° 24%
Fri 97°73° 28%
Sat 93°69° 45%
Sun 94°68° 16%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 9 min before dark.

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