Grassy Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. The route reaches Grassy Pond at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 758 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Grassy Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 758 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 580–820 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.04735, -71.73891
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 87% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
- 1 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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