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Borderland State Park

Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Borderland State Park near Sharon Heights, MA. The route reaches Upper Leach Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 331 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.08600, -71.16810
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA
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Upper Leach Pond–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 214–332 ft

Out & Back · Borderland State Park

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.08600, -71.16810

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 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 miTurn left onto Granite Hills Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tisdale Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Upper Leach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Granite Hills Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Friends Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-leach-pond-bay-circuit-trail-out-back-6-sights-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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