Benson Mountain Trail–Southern New England Trunkline Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Douglas State Forest near Douglas, MA. It climbs 432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 748 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.04735, -71.73891
Nearest town Douglas, MA
Directions
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Benson Mountain Trail–Southern New England Trunkline Trail, 3 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 515–750 ft
Out & Back · Douglas State Forest
Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.04735, -71.73891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miBear left onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Starr Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Benson Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Starr Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Border Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tri-State Marker Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Southern New England Trunkline Trail
More from Southern New England Trunkline Trail Trailhead
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Grassy Pond & Streeter Trail via Southern New England Trunkline Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 758 ft
- Kingsbury Pond–Border Trail, 3 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Southern New England Trunkline Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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