Best hikes in Douglas State Forest
Ambleway maps 24 hikes in Douglas State Forest, from a 2.2-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Grassy Pond. The biggest climb is Benson Mountain–Whitin Reservoir, 7 sights, gaining 831 ft, and the network tops out at 908 ft.
- Grand Trunk Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Douglas Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 180 ft
- Whitin Reservoir & Midstate Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Streeter Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Grassy Pond 3.4 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Midstate Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Chamberlain Pond via Grand Trunk Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Buck Hill Yellow Dot–Midstate Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft
- Hay Ride Trail–Pain in the Pullman, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Streeter Trail via Schmidt Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Douglas State Forest Beach via Midstate Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Hay Ride Trail–Midstate Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Wallum Lake–Douglas State Forest Beach Loop, 6 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- 200 Sportsmen Club–Whitin Reservoir Loop, 3 groves 6.2 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Wallum Pond Hill & Southern New England Trunkline Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Chamberlain Pond & Schmidt Trail Loop via Midstate Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Dudley Pond & Southern New England Trunkline Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Crystal Lake–Bad Luck Pond Trail, 7 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Buck Hill Pond–Buck Hill Yellow Dot, 6 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Dudley Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 499 ft
- Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Benson Mountain–Whitin Reservoir, 7 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- 200 Sportsmen Club–Douglas State Forest Beach, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Beaver Pond–Chamberlain Pond, 4 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 784 ft