Bay Circuit Trail

The Bay Circuit Trail is a total of 200 mi ( 321.9 km ) long distance hiking trail in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. It begins just north of Boston on Plum Iceland in Newburyport, leads in a wide arc counterclockwise through the eastern areas of the state to the metropolitan region of Greater Boston around and finally ends at the Kingston Bay again on the Atlantic. The trail is managed by the Bay Circuit Alliance ( BCA), founded in 1990, which is supported by the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Trustees of Reservations since 2012.

Description of the path

History

The first concept of the long-distance route was created in 1929 with the goal of creating a " outer Emerald Necklace ," which takes up the well-known Boston life's work of Frederick Law Olmsted conceptually, in its extent but exceeds many times over. The Bay Circuit Trail should the ever-growing population in the metropolitan area of ​​Greater Boston offer green spaces and more opportunities for recreation. Between the Massachusetts Route 128 and Interstate 495 scattered parks and protected areas, their development, however, could not keep pace with the rapid growth of the population emerged in the following years. Only with the establishment of the Bay Circuit Alliance in 1990, the potential was created to help the at that time around 60 years old approach to a new start and to close the remaining gaps. Today, he provides the metropolitan area with more than 4 million people a wide variety of recreational activities, including horseback riding, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and skiing.

Sections

The path consists of 16 individual sections and begins in section 1A on Plum Iceland in Newburyport, from where he continues on Newbury Rowley. The last section No. 14 ( Sections 1 and 5 were divided into A and B sections ) through the cities Pembroke, Duxbury and Kingston, and ends at the Kingston Bay.

Bay Circuit Alliance

The day consists of a total of 40 member organizations Association was established in 1990 to implement the vision of the path to reality. This was done step by step and with extensive support of 34 cities, by the Bay Circuit Trail runs. The BCA is working among others in the planning, route conditions and any necessary building work closely with the communities. 2012 joined the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Trustees of Reservations of BCA to complete the trail by the closing of remaining gaps and to obtain long-term.