Blueberry Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 5 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Bradley Palmer State Park near Nancys Corner, MA. The route reaches Blueberry Hill. It climbs 473 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 200 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66013, -70.89499
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA
Directions
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Blueberry Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 5 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 28–200 ft
Out & Back · Bradley Palmer State Park
Trailhead: 42.66013, -70.89499
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stomper, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Willowdale Road West, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto The Head, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Blueberry Hill.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Blueberry Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Head, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Willowdale Road West, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Root Canal, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Stomper, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Root Canal, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Displacement, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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