Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ashland, MA. The route reaches Wildcat Hill. It climbs 519 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 433 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27400, -71.46765
Nearest town Ashland, MA
Directions
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Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 236–433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.27400, -71.46765
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Yellow Diamond, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Blue Diamond, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Wildcat Hill.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Green Diamond, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blue Diamond, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Yellow Diamond, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Bay Circuit Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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