Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. The route reaches Scilly's Hill at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 161 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grass Rides Loop 42.64944, -70.86974
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
Directions
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Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 29–162 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
- Start on Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto C.L.A. Mile, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Discover Hamilton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Scilly's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
- 450 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
74% dirt26% 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°
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 2.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Grass Rides Loop Trailhead
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- Scilly's Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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- Bay Circuit Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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