200 Sportsmen Club–Douglas State Forest Beach, 4 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes Douglas State Forest Beach before reaching 200 Sportsmen Club at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 860 ft13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02299, -71.76980
Nearest town East Thompson, CT
Directions
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200 Sportsmen Club–Douglas State Forest Beach, 4 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 589–861 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: 42.02299, -71.76980
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Douglas State Forest Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Streeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach 200 Sportsmen Club, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% dirt6% other61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Chamberlain Pond–Douglas State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 7.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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