Ford's Folly Trail via Bay Circuit Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Ford's Folly Trail via Bay Circuit Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near South Sudbury, MA. It climbs 508 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ford's Folly Trail via Bay Circuit Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 223–461 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.35931, -71.44069
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bay Circut Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ford's Folly Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Ford's Folly Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circut Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Nupp'se Pond–Jethro Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- First Boundary Pond via Bay Circuit Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Bay Circuit Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 587 ft
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