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.
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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
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Morse Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Friends Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Granite Hills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Granite Hills Lower Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Upper Leach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Granite Hills Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Morse Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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