Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Savin Hill. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 22–83 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides
Trailhead: Briar Hill trail · 42.64902, -70.85304
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on The Plains Loop, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Savin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Savin Hill.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Briar Hill trail Trailhead
- The Plains Loop 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pigeon Hill via Grass Rides Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- C.L.A. Mile Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- C.L.A. Mile Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Grass Rides Loop Loop 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Savin Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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