Nobscot Reservation

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.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 463 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35931, -71.44069
Nearest town South Sudbury, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Bay Circut Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ford's Folly Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miReach Ford's Folly Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Bay Circut Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 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

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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