Borderland State Park

Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Borderland State Park near Sharon Heights, MA. The route reaches Upper Leach Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 331 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.08600, -71.16810
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA

Directions

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Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 224–332 ft

Out & Back · Borderland State Park

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.08600, -71.16810

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morse Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Friends Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Granite Hills Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Granite Hills Lower Loop, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Upper Leach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Granite Hills Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Morse Loop Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 90°69° 26%
Fri 96°71° 28%
Sat 92°68° 35%
Sun 95°67° 19%
Mon 95°71° 15%

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