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Harvard Forest

Savin Hill & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Savin Hill & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near South Hamilton, MA. The route reaches Savin Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 89 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61636, -70.87152
Nearest town South Hamilton, MA
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Savin Hill & Discover Hamilton Trail via Bay Circuit Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 38–89 ft

Out & Back · Harvard Forest

Trailhead: 42.61636, -70.87152

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 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 left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftReach Savin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 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/savin-hill-out-back-5-km-4e7a

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 6 min before dark.

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