Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back near Ashland, MA. The route reaches Wildcat Hill at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wildcat Hill–Bay Circuit Trail, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 236–433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Red Diamond · 42.28606, -71.47167
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Diamond, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Diamond, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Diamond, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Wildcat Hill.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Green Diamond, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Blue Diamond, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Diamond, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Diamond, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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