Massachusetts trails · Bay Circuit Trail
Bay Circuit Trail
A 53.7-mile network in Massachusetts, with 417 ft of climbing. Reaches Pierce Hill and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information).
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 17.9 and mile 35.8. It gives back about 1,726 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pierce Hill (summit)
- Noon Hill (summit)
- Bluff Hill (summit)
- Holt Pond (lake)
- Memorial Pond (lake)
- Old Pond (lake)
- Town River Reservoir (lake)
- Clark Pond (lake)
- Stockwell Ponds (lake)
- Mill Pond (lake)
Getting there
Bay Circuit Trail access. About 13 min drive (6 mi) from Bridgewater Town. 42.00115, -71.01886 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 6:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:32 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 53.7-mile route works out to roughly 20 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Bay Circuit Trail + Unnamed trail + BAY CIRCUIT TRAIL — 1.9 mi loop, 142 ft gain
- Bay Circuit Trail + Unnamed trail + BAY CIRCUIT TRAIL — 1.9 mi loop, 142 ft gain
- Heart Healthy Trail + BAY CIRCUIT TRAIL + Unnamed trail — 2.4 mi loop, 171 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Skyline Trail — 16.0 mi
- Energetic Sauce — 24.5 mi
- Mass Central/Wayside Rail Trail — 28.0 mi
- Southern New England Trunkline — 28.9 mi