200 Sportsmen Club–Bare Hill, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 5 hr 44 min
200 Sportsmen Club–Bare Hill, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near East Thompson, CT. The route passes 200 Sportsmen Club before reaching Bare Hill at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 747 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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200 Sportsmen Club–Bare Hill, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 474–861 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Town of Thompson · 42.00867, -71.80926
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass 200 Sportsmen Club.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Bare Hill.
- 200 ftReach 200 Sportsmen Club, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 8.0 mi in (~212 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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