Tippling Rock via Bay Circuit Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Tippling Rock via Bay Circuit Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Nobscot Reservation near Nobscot, MA. The route reaches Tippling Rock at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 663 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tippling Rock via Bay Circuit Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 320–507 ft
Out & Back · Nobscot Reservation
Trailhead: 42.34499, -71.47344
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Tippling Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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