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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ice House Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wylde Woods.
- 450 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Wylde Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bay Colony Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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