McCarthy Park

Wylde Woods–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Wylde Woods–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in McCarthy Park near Harding, MA. The route reaches Wylde Woods. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 223 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20495, -71.33067
Nearest town Harding, MA

Directions

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Wylde Woods–Bay Circuit Trail, 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 135–224 ft

Out & Back · McCarthy Park

Trailhead: 42.20495, -71.33067

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice House Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftPass Wylde Woods.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftReach Wylde Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SW.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F50°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 26% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 55% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 40% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°56° 56%
Tue 61°51°
Wed 62°51°
Thu 63°45° 20%
Fri 62°50° 38%
Sat 59°52° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 11 min before dark.

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