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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.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 820 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.04735, -71.73891
Nearest town Douglas, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach Grassy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading E.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  24. 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.

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip87%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity78%
Rained 1.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 18% rain4 AM: 62% rain5 AM: 71% rain6 AM: 62% rain7 AM: 60% rain8 AM: 69% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 84% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 87% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 55% rain7 PM: 41% rain8 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 81°64°
Thu 87°68° 45%
Fri 93°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 40%
Sun 93°71°

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.

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Good to know

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