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Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. The route reaches Savin Hill. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 82 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop 42.64944, -70.86974
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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Savin Hill & Bay Circuit Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 32–83 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides

Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop · 42.64944, -70.86974

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 49% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading E.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miReach Savin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miPass Savin Hill.
  14. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F48°
Precip49%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 49% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 65°55° 55%
Tue 60°52°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 61°51° 20%
Fri 61°52° 41%
Sat 60°52° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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