Savin Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Savin Hill. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 89 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop 42.64965, -70.84795
Nearest town Hamilton, MA
Directions
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Savin Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 21–90 ft
Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides
Trailhead: Farmstead Loop · 42.64965, -70.84795
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Farmstead Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 0.5 miPass Savin Hill.
- 500 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, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Farmstead Loop, 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.
Trail surface
64% dirt6% gravel30% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.6″ 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
83°63°
Thu
89°71°
25%
Fri
96°73°
28%
Sat
94°69°
45%
Sun
95°68°
17%
Mon
95°70°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Farmstead Loop Trailhead
- The Plains Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- C.L.A. Mile 3.2 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- C.L.A. Mile 3.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Grass Rides Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail & C.L.A. Mile 4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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