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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
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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 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wylde-woods-charles-river-reservoir-out-back-6-sights-12-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 11 min before dark.

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