Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Fayville, MA. The route reaches Wildcat Hill. It climbs 327 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 236–431 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.28451, -71.48286
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Red Diamond, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Diamond, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Diamond, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Wildcat Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Blue Diamond, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Green Diamond, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Wildcat Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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